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How Fiji celebrated its first-ever Olympic gold

Fiji won the tiny south Pacific nation’s first ever Olympic gold by beating Great Britain in the gold medal game of rugby sevens. It was morning there as the team won, but that didn’t keep Fijians from celebrating the win.

This was as time expired at watch parties in Fiji:

The celebration was just as fantastic in Rio de Janeiro.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Fiji fans show their support on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympics at Deodoro Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 631436349 ORIG FILE ID: 588551052

(Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Fiji players and staff celebrate as they win gold after the Men's Rugby Sevens Gold medal final match between Fiji and Great Britain on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympics at Deodoro Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 631436349 ORIG FILE ID: 588561074

(Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

epa05475607 Team Fiji, the gold medal winners, cheer after the awarding ceremony of men's Rugby Sevens at the Deodoro Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 11 August 2016. EPA/YOAN VALAT

(EPA/YOAN VALAT)

Hopefully, the party won’t end soon. Fiji has earned it.

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