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The magical Antoine Dupont moment that secured Olympic gold for France

France 28-7 Fiji: Les Bleus became the first host nation to win the men’s sevens title thanks to their No.11’s magical second-half display

The Independent UK

Dazzling Antoine Dupont and France storm to gold in Olympic rugby sevens

Antoine Dupont and France beat Fiji 28-7 at a cacophonous Stade de France to seal gold in the men’s rugby sevens

The Guardian - UK

Team GB is fast out of the blocks to celebrate early Olympic silver and bronze medals

Cyclist Anna Henderson squeezes out rival to come second as divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen make a splash

The Guardian - UK

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Ellie Kildunne says Great Britain can do ‘something special’ at Paris Olympics

Ciaran Beattie’s side face Ireland on July 28 in their opening pool match at the Stade de France.

The Independent UK

Antoine Dupont’s dream finish clinches France’s rugby sevens semi-final spot

A late try from Antoine Dupont sealed a 26-14 win for France against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s rugby sevens

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024: Archery, team sports take centre stage on eve of opening ceremony

While team sports took centre stage Thursday on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the first individual event of the 2024 Games – archery – drew all eyes to the Invalides on the banks of the River Seine. French rugby star Antoine Dupont’s Les Bleus entered…

France 24

State craft: how De Gaulle shaped France’s inclusive Olympic sport infrastructure

Stung by failure in 1964, the General created a unique sporting architecture that has always prioritised participation

The Guardian - UK

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Antoine Dupont carries weight of opening day to ease France’s nerves

One of the faces of the Games shows his genius to secure victory for hosts against Uruguay after draw with USA

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024: Rugby Sevens, raucous football kick off Games ahead of opening ceremony

Football and Rugby Sevens matches kicked off the Summer Olympics in Paris on Wednesday, two days ahead of the much-anticipated opening ceremony that will see hundreds of thousands of spectators line the banks of the River Seine. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are…

France 24

Australia kick off Olympics with winning start in rugby sevens against Samoa

Two tries from Henry Hutchison help secure 21-14 win and put Australia in box seat after beating Kenya in second game

The Guardian - AU

Olympics 2024: Poster boy Antoine Dupont looking aiming for Rugby Sevens glory

Les Bleus superstar can still hit new heights in shorter format

Evening Standard

Let The Games Begin! Rugby, Football Kick Off Paris 2024

Football and Rugby Sevens kick off the sport at the Paris Olympics Wednesday, two days before the opening ceremony, featuring a top French star and a huge police presence for Israel's first appearance.

International Business Times

Rugby Sevens and Football get 2024 Paris Olympics ball rolling

Football and Rugby Seven matches will kick off the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday, before the grandiose opening ceremony that will see hundreds of thousands of spectators line the banks of the River Seine on Friday. Secured by a huge police presence, Israel will play against Mali in men’s football…

France 24

Today at the Olympics: Opening ceremony, schedule and start time at Paris 2024

The Paris 2024 Olympics will include women’s football, handball and men’s sevens on Thursday

The Independent UK

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Lisa Thomson: An Olympic medal for GB would be huge for the sport of rugby 7s

Lisa Thomson is the lone Scot in GB women's rugby 7s squad for Paris 2024 and she's under no illusions how significant an achievement a medal this…

The National (Scotland)

Stuart Findlay ready to help create positive Killie memories in Europe

Stuart Findlay ready to help create positive Kilmarnock memories in Europe after Connah's Quad disaster.

The Conversation

Who will win Olympic rugby sevens gold? Our algorithm uses 10,000 simulations to rank the teams

The speed, skill and flair on display in rugby sevens makes it an ideal Olympic sport. The Paris games should be no exception, especially given France’s own great rugby tradition.

The Independent UK

No protection for players from dangers of rugby turning professional – claim

A detailed claim on behalf of 480 former players has been served on World Rugby, the RFU and the WRU.

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The Independent UK

Bryan Habana expects ‘box office’ Antoine Dupont to light up sevens at Olympics

The Les Bleus captain skipped the 2024 Six Nations to focus on the shortened version of the sport.

The Guardian - UK

Dupont carries the burden as France aims for golden Olympic start

The men’s sevens has been moved forward in the schedules in a bid to give the hosts lift-off. No pressure then …

The Independent UK

Ben Youngs ‘on the mend’ from heart surgery after collapsing during training session

England’s most-capped male player was diagnosed with a heart condition after a worrying incident

AAP

Walsh labels Suaalii "class human" after Origin apology

Reece Walsh has admitted disappointment at the way his State of Origin series finished, but saved praise for Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii after an on-field apology.

The Guardian - AU

Wallabies trend in right direction despite imperfect outing against Georgia

It was entertaining but a ton of unforced Australian errors and an inability to build through the phases kept the visitors in the contest

The Guardian - AU

Australia 40-29 Georgia: men’s rugby union international – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The Wallabies were tested by Georgia but continued their promising start under coach Joe Schmidt with victory in Sydney

The Guardian - UK

England dominate France to claim fourth World Rugby under-20 title

England’s young props, in particular, gave Steve Borthwick reason to consider a senior squad call-up after a strong showing

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