Jerry Tuwai is a two-time Olympic champion and his Fiji rugby sevens squad has given the people of their Pacific island nation a reason to celebrate in the midst of a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Fiji players kneel on the pitch as they react after defeating New Zealand to win gold, in men's rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rugby Sevens - Men - Gold medal match - New Zealand v Fiji - Tokyo Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Fiji players celebrate after the match. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Fiji ...

Fiji defended their Olympic rugby sevens title with an entertaining 27-12 victory over New Zealand at the Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday. The elated Fijians burst into a cappella hymns that boomed around ...

Fiji repeated as Olympic champions on Thursday in Tokyo, defeating New Zealand in rugby sevens -- Fiji's national sport.

They were celebrating their rugby sevens team’s victory in the men’s final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics making them back-to-back Olympic gold medal champions.

Fiji, which won its first Olympic gold when rugby sevens made its debut in 2016, made it two in a row after beating New Zealand on Wednesday 27-12.

Fiji defended their Olympic rugby sevens title with an entertaining 27-12 victory over New Zealand at the Tokyo Stadium on Wednesday.

Jerry Tuwai is a two-time Olympic champion and his Fiji rugby sevens squad has given the people of their Pacific island nation a reason to celebrate in the midst of a deadly coronavirus outbreak.

They were celebrating their rugby sevens team’s victory in the men’s final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics making them back-to-back Olympic gold medal champions.