Fiji makes history, wins gold and first-ever Olympic medal

Fiji's Osea Kolinisau, left, scores a try as Britain's Tom Mitchell, defends during the men's rugby sevens gold medal match. (Themba Hadebe/AP)

The Fiji men’s rugby sevens team made history at Rio 2016 winning their country’s first ever medal at the Olympics. The sevens squad demolished Great Britain 41-7 to win gold for the island country.

The country has just over 900,000 people, and in a bit of irony, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1970.

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