Paris 2024 Olympics - Rugby Sevens - Men's Gold Medal Match - France vs Fiji - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - July 27, 2024. Spectators in the crowd celebrate as France wins the gold medal match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
PARIS (Reuters) - Rugby sevens has beens one of the undoubted highlights of the Paris Olympics, delivering huge crowds, thrilling matches, big shocks and the anointing of a true sporting superstar in Antoine Dupont, as well as producing France's first gold of their Games.
Starting two days ahead of the opening ceremony, sevens had the opportunity to grab the early attention but even its biggest supporters were taken aback by the atmosphere generated by near-capacity 67,000 crowds for every session at the Stade de France.
