Covid-hit Fiji celebrates Olympic rugby sevens gold

Fiji's rugby sevens team won a second consecutive gold medal in the Olympic tournament at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. The victory came amid a severe outbreak of Covid-19 virus. Fiji is under a curfew from 6 pm to 4 am. Fiji Times newspaper lauded the team's victory against the odds. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama toyed with the idea of a $14 note to mark Fiji's back-to-back seven's wins. He said the win is worth more than a gold to Fijians everywhere. It is expected that the coach Gareth Baber will be rewarded when the sevenes team returns to Fiji on Saturday.