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Fiji rugby coach Ryan ponders walking away on Rio gold high

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As coach Ben Ryan savored Fiji's wildly popular gold-medal rugby success at the Rio Olympics, a smidgen of doubt disrupted his celebration.

Could he just walk away from this? Really?

Three years after being hired by Fiji to get its sevens team in shipshape condition and coach it to Olympic gold, Ryan fulfilled his contract in spades after his team blew away Britain 43-7 in the final Thursday at Deodoro Stadium.

"It's been always our plan for three years; get them back to No. 1, win world titles, and then claim this first (Olympic) gold medal," he said.