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France's Victor Wembanyama reacts after losing to the United States in the gold medal game of the men's basketball tournament of the 2024 Paris Olympics, August 11, 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France. FIBA photo

France's Victor Wembanyama reacts after losing to the United States in the gold medal game of the men's basketball tournament of the 2024 Paris Olympics, August 11, 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France

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2024 Paris Olympics

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1723356628020081124_FIBA_France-Wemby.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="France&#x27;s Victor Wembanyama reacts after losing to the United States in the gold medal game of the men&#x27;s basketball tournament of the 2024 Paris Olympics, August 11, 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France. FIBA photo"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">France&#x27;s Victor Wembanyama reacts after losing to the United States in the gold medal game of the men&#x27;s basketball tournament of the 2024 Paris Olympics, August 11, 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France. <em>FIBA photo</em></span></span></span></div><p>PARIS, France -- France basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday&#x27;s defeat by the United States in the Olympic final would serve as motivation to win gold at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.</p><p>Wembanyama poured in 26 points against the star-studded US team, but it wasn&#x27;t enough as Stephen Curry helped seal a 98-87 victory for the Americans with a series of clutch three-pointers in the closing minutes.</p><p>&quot;We can&#x27;t take this for granted. In a tournament like this, things can switch in a moment. The games were really high intensity, and we could have lost by 20 points, but we kept fighting,&quot; said the 20-year-old Wembanyama.</p><p>&quot;I will be going for gold in four years&#x27; time.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/11/paris-2024-usa-beat-france-for-mens-basketball-olympic-gold-1403">READ: USA beat France for men&#x27;s basketball Olympic gold</a></div><p>France, beaten by Team USA in the Tokyo final in 2021 well, had to settle for another silver, but there was plenty to reflect fondly on for the San Antonio Spurs center.</p><p>&quot;I never dreamed of this moment. It is incredible. I couldn&#x27;t have asked for a better team, better coaches. Everyone contributed... and it was an awesome experience.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I don&#x27;t feel like we&#x27;ve wasted anything, we managed to achieve something,&quot; he added.</p><p>&quot;We still have an Olympic medal round our neck, we don&#x27;t know when that will happen again.</p><p>&quot;We have to learn, grow and trust in the new generation, like we trusted in experience this year.</p><p>&quot;We have diamonds coming out of our country, so we have every chance.</p><p>&quot;If it wasn&#x27;t this time it will be the next.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mUeIfdziohA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>France basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday's defeat by the United States in the Olympic final would serve as motivation to win gold at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.</p>

France basketball star Victor Wembanyama said Saturday's defeat by the United States in the Olympic final would serve as motivation to win gold at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

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France's Wembanyama targets Olympic gold in 2028 after US defeat

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Published August 11, 2024 02:11 PM PHT

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