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Rio Olympics: Fiji wins rugby sevens gold, claims country's first ever medal

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The island nation of Fiji's first ever Olympic medal is gold thanks to a dominant effort by the country's men's rugby sevens team. The Fijians throttled Great Britain 43-7 in the gold-medal game to make history.

The team finished the Olympic tournament undefeated and seemed to easily handle every opponent, including some of the most historic rugby powers. They took out New Zealand in the quarterfinals, 12-7, before besting Japan 20-5 in the semifinals to set a date with Team GB.