France claim their first Paris Olympic gold in rugby sevens

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Aaron Grandidier Nkanang of France in action with Joseva Talacolo of Fiji at the Paris 2024 Olympics — Rugby Sevens — Men’s Pool C — at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, on July 25, 2024. (Reuters)
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  • France hit back thanks to Jefferson-Lee Joseph

PARIS: Antoine Dupont scored two tries and set up another to inspire France to the country’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a 28-7 victory over Fiji at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Fiji, the two-time defending champions, opened the scoring through a Joseva Talacolo try converted by Iowane Teba, before France hit back thanks to Jefferson-Lee Joseph.
But the second half was all about Dupont, who scored a brace of tries and played in Aaron Grandidier Nkanang for another. Rayan Rebbadj, Paulin Riva (2) and Jean-Pascal Barraque hit all four conversions.

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