Philipp on Nostr: Fiji's Olympic men's rugby sevens team won the silver medal yesterday. Wananavu Team ...

Fiji's Olympic men's rugby sevens team won the silver medal yesterday. Wananavu Team Fiji! They won all their games in the Olympic tournament, only to be defeated by host nation France in the final.

Rugby Sevens has only been an Olympic sport since the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Fijian men's team became the first-ever gold medalists, sparking national excitement and public celebration. You have to understand that rugby is like a religion on the island of Fiji and the players are revered as national heroes.
Whenever the national team plays, the whole country pauses and cheers for their team.

The 2016 gold medal was Fiji's first ever Olympic medal and meant so much to the Fijian nation that the Reserve Bank of Fiji issued a seven dollar note, which is still legal tender today.
Fiji's men's rugby sevens team also won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, while the women's sevens team won bronze.
To commemorate this historic achievement, another sevens dollar bill was issued.

The notes are usually kept at home as souvenirs or trophies, but even today you might stumble across a seven-dollar note in Fiji while paying cash in a shop.