30 Jul 2024

Fiji's dream of third Olympic gold medal shattered

From , 6:03 am on 30 July 2024
Fiji is the silver medal winner on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on 27 July, 2024 in Paris. Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC fotos for World Rugby

Fiji is the silver medal winner on day three of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France on 27 July 2024 in Paris. Photo: World Rugby / Mike Lee - KLC

Fiji's reign as Olympic sevens gold medallists came to an end on Sunday morning, beaten 28-7 in the final at the Stade de France in Paris by host nation France.

Fiji opened the scoring in the second minute of the gold medal match, but that was the last time they scored as France ran in four tries of their own.

Meanwhile, the Fijiana's campaign got off to a less-than-ideal start with two losses. 

RNZ Pacific's Christina Persico has more.