115 articles tagged "olympics-7s"
The New Zealand Men's 7s team are the first team to join France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after winning the Singapore 7s title on Sunday. The All Blacks 7s followed up their success in Hong Kong with their fo
Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho says gold medalists and Police Constables Kalione Nasoko and Waisea Nacuqu have made them proud knowing that the Police force was represented at the Olympics.
National Federation Party MP, Lenora Qereqeretabua says the Fijiana 7s team’s bronze win in Tokyo has brought to the fore many discussions about an equal playing field in sports. While giving her End of the
Olympic bronze medalist and Fijiana 7s captain Rusila Nagasau says having the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games postponed was a blessing as she was still recovering from a knee injury. Speaking to Fiji Rugby, the 34-year-o
Kalione Nasoko’s journey to winning gold at the Olympic Games has been described as a miracle by the National Strength and Conditioning Coach at Fiji Rugby, Naca Cawanibuka. Since 2019, Nasoko has been struggling
Fijiana 7s coach Saiasi Fuli has revealed that playing against some local men’s 7s teams assisted in their preparations for Tokyo 2020. He says their journey to the Olympics was filled with a lot of challenges an
Juggling education and sports is a difficult thing to do as student but this is how Fiji National University student and Olympic gold medalist Iosefo Masi prepared for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 23-year-old Fore
Most of the gold medal winning Fiji Men’s 7s team players have been reunited with their families after completing their 14 days quarantine in Nadi. Players and officials have been away from their families since A
Olympic gold medalist Napolioni Bolaca is one of the chief playmakers of the Fiji 7s team and he has now also revealed he is the team DJ. Bolaca is known for his humour and comic timing. /+AUDIO-1033738310611
Fiji Men's 7s player and Olympic gold medalist Napolioni Bolaca who is known for his humour and comic timing has shared a story that he says he will cherish for the rest of his life. The story is on the team travel
The remaining athletes for Team Fiji including the Fijiana 7s team have arrived in the country last night and are starting their 14-day quarantine. The team left Tokyo for Sydney and then got on a transit flight t
Olympic gold medalist Aminiasi Tuimaba says he used to travel 3 hours after every 15s training session to train for 7s rugby as he was still aiming to be a part of the Fiji 7s team to the Olympics. He says he was a
Fiji Men’s 7s team flyer Aminiasi Tuimaba has dedicated the Tokyo Olympics gold medal win to his late grandfather who passed away during the Los Angeles 7s last year. Tuimaba who is from Yasawa lived for mo
Despite a series of serious injuries, Waisea Nacuqu always knew that he had to work hard to achieve his goal of representing Fiji in the Olympics and to win gold. The Olympic gold medalist says the biggest injury b
The struggles of being discriminated against for playing what people say is a men’s game never stopped the Fijiana playmaker, Viniana Riwai from representing Fiji in not one but two sports on the international stage.
Olympic gold medalist Asaeli Tuivuaka has paid tribute to his mother for always supporting him in his 7s career. Growing up was not easy for Tuivuaka after losing his father when he was 14 and his mother looked aft
Fiji Men’s National 7s team gold medal winning captain Jerry Tuwai says being away from loved ones while preparing for the Tokyo Olympics was really difficult and admits they were very close to leaving camp one day.
Fiji Men’s National 7s team gold medal winning captain Jerry Tuwai says he does not believe he will be around for the next Olympic Games in Paris in France in 2024. The double Olympic gold medalist says there are
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says they will plan for a proper celebration for our Fiji 7s teams when at least 80 percent of Fijian adults are fully vaccinated. He made the comment while announcing a million-do
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has just confirmed that they are announcing a million-dollar reward package for the victories of our Fiji 7s Men’s Team and the Fijiana Women’s Team. Bainimarama says rugby do
