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The Fiji rugby sevens celebrated their country's second ever gold medal by breaking into a spine-tingling rendition of a traditional song.
Fiji defended their Olympic title on Wednesday, beating New Zealand 27-12 at the final in Tokyo.
After singing the national anthem on during the medal ceremony, the emotional team performed the hymn E Da Sa Qaqa - which translates to 'we have overcome'.
Pictured: The Fiji sevens rugby team singing E Da Sa Qaqa after winning Olympic gold in Tokyo
Captain Jerry Tuwai is a two-time Olympic champion and his squad have given the people of their Pacific island nation something to celebrate during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government declared a national holiday and the central bank printed $7 notes to commemorate Fiji's gold medal - the country's first Olympic medal of any kind - when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut in 2016.
Tuwai's squad have been on the road in a bio-secure bubble for several months, and still have to quarantine when they gets back to Fiji.
The sacrifices from players and staff, their families and their supporters made the Tokyo gold medal more significant than the first one for Tuwai, a father of three.
'It's more special,' he said.