Rugby: Fiji makes history, wins first Olympic gold medal

FIJI player slugs it out at the Olympic Rugby competition

12th August, 2016

Fiji won the first Olympic medal in its history Thursday by beating Great Britain in the final of the inaugural men’s rugby sevens competition.

Competing at its 14th Summer Games, the rugby-mad nation took the gold after registering a 43-7 victory at the Deodoro Olympic Park.

The bronze medal went to South Africa after it earlier defeated Japan 54-14.

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