PARIS (AP) — Antoine Dupont enhanced his reputation as the world's premier rugby player when he kicked off the Paris Olympics with a gold medal for the host nation.

Antoine Dupont of France bites his gold medal as he looks at his mobile phone as he celebrates after France won the men's Rugby Sevens gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de ...

Rugby sevens was first played at the 2016 Olympics, and the French team finished seventh, going 3-3. On Saturday, Dupont had a game-high 10 points on two tries, turning a tight 14-7 game into a rout.

The France national rugby sevens team won the gold on home turf on Saturday, as the team topped Fiji 28-7 to take the field. You could tell how ecstatic the team was to take home the gold in Paris ...

Fiji conquered New Zealand 27-12 in the final of the Tokyo Olympics men's rugby tournament, repeating as gold medalists in a match that featured the two best teams in the world. Fiji, a island nation ...

The semifinal against eventual back-to-back gold medal champion New Zealand was ultimately a measuring stick to find out where the rugby sevens club stacks up against the world’s best. “They ...

Fiji’s first-ever Olympic gold medal was delivered by the men’s rugby sevens team at Rio in 2016, when the sport made its debut at the Summer Games. It was a just reward for a nation where the ...

Antoine Dupont of France bites his gold medal as he looks at his mobile phone as he celebrates after France won the men's Rugby Sevens gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de ...

Dupont leads France to a gold medal in Olympic rugby sevens, ending Fiji's dominance. South Africa took bronze, while the U.S., with Santa Rosa native Stephen Tomasin, lost twice to finish eighth.

Antoine Dupont of France races clear of Fiji's Waisea Nacuqu to score a try during the men's gold medal Rugby Sevens match between France and Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de ...

In a seven-minute clinic, Antoine Dupont scored two tries and created another to deliver a coveted gold medal for France on Saturday and end two-time champion Fiji's Olympic dominance in rugby sevens.

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