Olympics Rio 2016: Australia clinch inaugural women's sevens gold, GB finish fourth
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Published 08/08/2016 at 23:09 GMT
Australia won the first women's rugby sevens Olympic gold medal by beating New Zealand 24-17 in the final at the Deodoro Stadium in Rio on Monday.
Australia players celebrate their win over New Zealand to secure gold at Rio 2016
Image credit: Reuters
New Zealand won silver, while Canada earlier took the bronze with a 33-10 victory over Britain.
Canada won the first rugby medal awarded at the Olympics for 92 years with victory over Britain in the inaugural women's sevens bronze medal match.
A day after losing 22-0 to Britain in the pool stage, the third seeds ran riot in the first half with tries from Karen Paquin, Ghislaine Landry, Bianca Farella and Kelly Russell.
Danielle Waterman replied for Britain and speedster Jasmine Joyce cut the deficit further in the second half but they were unable to cope with Canada's physicality and Landry ran in her second try to seal the victory.
Rugby was last included at the Olympics in Paris in 1924 when the United States beat hosts France in the final of a men's 15-aside tournament.
The men's tournament begins at the Deodoro Stadium on Tuesday.
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