The Olympics are beginning to heat up and this time, it is Fiji who is in the spotlight. They made history when their rugby team defeated Great Britain and they were able to claim their first gold medal of all time. Twitter has absolutely gone crazy as the countrymen and women in Fiji are celebrating in an awesome way.
The Fiji men’s rugby 7s team defeated their opponents with a 43-7 victory.
Right up until the last moment of the match, the people in Fiji were hoping for the best. One local bank even closed for 30 minutes during play!
And now the stories start to come out if rugby crazy Fiji. This for starters. pic.twitter.com/mTIoeHu52n
— Bruce Cook (@BruceCookRugby) August 11, 2016
When the final whistle blew, the entire nation lost control. People were literally dancing in the streets, hanging flags and celebrating as any country would after they won their very first gold medal.
They're dancing on the streets of Suva – Fiji pick up their first ever Olympic medal – #gold in #Rugby7s! #FIJ pic.twitter.com/soCJnlqxqi
— Sporting Index (@sportingindex) August 11, 2016
Our friends from across the road at Reserve Bank of Fiji celebrating #FIJ 's #Gold view from #ANZFiji @TeamFiji pic.twitter.com/2EZ7CsNMPU
— Mue Bentley Fisher (@mueFIJI) August 11, 2016
Beautiful job, Fiji! What a win! pic.twitter.com/ZaZyVIUzco
— Maebh Long (@perdita66) August 11, 2016
????HUGE CHEERS over in #Fiji…Mossy & Robbo are back on @EONSportsRadio NOW!?
TUNE IN ➡️ https://t.co/Om1pBtUiMa pic.twitter.com/wBfzmyw3AC— 〽️ossy and Robbo (@MossyandRobbo) August 11, 2016
Everyone is celebrating in Fiji! #olympicfever pic.twitter.com/5ZqTVByKYr
— Erin Turner (@ErinLTurner) August 11, 2016
Fiji is the #1 trending search in the world as their rugby team wins the country's first medal. #gold #Fiji pic.twitter.com/FhoCMf41MT
— Google (@google) August 11, 2016
For the first time in Olympic history, the #FIJ national anthem is played. #Rio2016 https://t.co/h7X4TsiB5A
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 11, 2016
What a moment for #FIJ The victorious men's #RugbySevens team celebrate their first ever #Gold in song #Rio2016 https://t.co/FfiY4Oet01
— 7Olympics (@7olympics) August 11, 2016
Fiji entered the Olympics in the Melbourne games of 1956. Up until this time, however, they have not claimed a gold. This is the first year that rugby, a popular sport in Fiji, has been included in the Olympics since the 1924 games.
There is a moral to this story. If at first you don’t succeed, try again for 60 more years!
Via: Mashable
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