497 articles tagged "olympics"
Team Fiji National 7s coach Osea Kolinisau says their 2024 Paris Olympics quarter final match against Ireland where they won was about converting opportunities. While speaking from the Games Village, Kolinisau says
French judoka Teddy Riner and sprinter Marie-José Pérec, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, lit the Olympic flame after French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open and the Olympic oath was taken by the
The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed the coach of the Canadian women’s team after staff members were caught spying on the Football Ferns’ training sessions ahead of their opening match at the Olympic Games in
It was a proud moment for Filipe Sauturaga’s sons as they watched their father play against Ireland in the quarter final of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s Competition. While speaking to fijivillage News, S
The Fiji Men’s 7s side will face Australia, while South Africa will meet France in the semi finals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s Competition. Fiji defeated Ireland 19-15, Australia beat the USA 18-0, S
The Fiji Men’s 7s Rugby side is through to the semi finals of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s Competition after coming from behind to beat Ireland 19-15 this morning. Fiji started strong with a converted tr
South Africa is through to the semi final of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Rugby 7s Competition after holding off a wave of attacks from the New Zealand 7s side to win 14-7. New Zealand were the favourites as they h
The Football Ferns were unable to hang on and claim what would have been a popular win against the reigning Olympic gold medallists in their first game of the Paris Olympics. New Zealand took the early lead through
Celine Dion is reportedly set to have a comeback performance at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics tomorrow. Dion took a break from performing after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome two year
The Fiji Men's 7s Rugby side will face Ireland in the third quarter finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics Rugby 7s competition at 8am today. Fiji qualified for the quarter finals after topping their pool. We thras
The Fiji Men's 7s Rugby side have topped Pool C after defeating France 19-12 in their final match this morning. France started the game well by scoring an unconverted try in the third minute through Aaron Grandidie
Makarita Savai, the mother of robust Fiji sevens winger, Selestino Rataumada says they woke up the entire neighborhood in Nadi while cheering for her son in the wee hours of this morning as he played well, in both games
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist and Team Fiji Women’s 7s captain Raijeli Daveua and sailor, Viliame Ratulu are Team Fiji’s flag bearers for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics this Saturday. Daveua is set
The Fiji Men’s 7s team is through to the Paris Olympics quarter finals after having two convincing wins this morning against Uruguay and the USA. Fiji will play France in their remaining pool match, and the winne
Morocco has beaten Argentina 2-1 in the first football match of the Olympics however, crowd trouble forced the match to be delayed by more than an hour. Morocco had been 2-1 ahead against Argentina, but Cristian Me
Ireland has secured two wins from two games in the Paris Olympics Men’s 7s competition so far and is looking good to top their pool by the end of day 1 of the competition today. Ireland edged South Africa 10-5 in
The Fiji Men’s Rugby 7s side secured their second win in the Paris Olympics Men’s 7s competition after defeating the USA 38-12 this morning. The USA started the game well with an unconverted try to give them a
The Team Fiji Men’s Rugby 7s side has kicked off their Paris Olympics 7s competition campaign on a high after beating Uruguay 40-12 this morning. Fiji scored a total of 6 tries while Uruguay managed to score only
Playing rugby in Japan for the past 11 years, Fiji-born Japanese 7s player Josua Kerevi was thrilled to meet his fellow countrymen at the Games Village in Paris in preparation for the Olympic Games that will kick off to
It was an emotional farewell for Fiji 7s legend and two-time Olympics gold-medallist Jerry Tuwai and his family when the 35-year-old left our shores with the Team Fiji Rugby Men’s 7s side for the Paris Olympics earlie
