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Parisian Cabaret Dancers Help Inspire France To Olympic Rugby Gold

France's rugby sevens side celebrated their Olympic gold in unusual style with a carefully choreographed dance routine as deft and slick as any of Antoine Dupont's match-winning tries.

International Business Times

Paris 2024 Olympics: Five things we learned on Day 1 – Dupont by name and nature

It only took the first day after the launch ceremony to relaunch all Olympic opening extravaganzas. Images and metaphors and symbols abound. Thank you Antoine Dupont, France's rugby hero extraordinaire.

Radio France Internationale

Paris diary: Macron’s dog, testy traffic cops and a damned beautiful show

Our Olympics editor almost breaks bread with le président, gets pulled over by police and revels in a Dupont dreamland

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Sevens heaven: France win first Olympic gold in event at fan's first rugby match

Talk about a lucky charm. Monique de Kerangal's first rugby match and first trip to Stade de France ended with France romping to a 28-7 victory over defending champions Fiji to claim their first Olympic men's rugby sevens title and the country's first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games.

Radio France Internationale

Antoine Dupont leads France to rugby sevens Olympic gold

Antoine Dupont’s wizardry lit up the Olympics to deliver a moment, perhaps the moment of Paris 2024 so far, scoring two tries to win France the gold medal in rugby sevens on Saturday, 27 July.

The Independent UK

Antoine Dupont savours ‘sensational’ first France gold of Games in rugby sevens

The Toulouse scrum-half has won the European Champions Cup, France’s Top 14 and now rugby sevens Olympics gold in the space of nine weeks.

The Independent UK

Olympics day one: GB medal count launched with cycling silver and diving bronze

Anna Henderson’s silver in cycling women’s time trial followed diving bronze for Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen in the women’s 3m synchro.

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Paris Olympics 2024: Day one medal wrap – rugby sevens, cycling, judo

The host nation won their first gold medal, upsetting Fiji 28-7 in the men’s rugby sevens final.

Al Jazeera

No regrets for Antoine Dupont as he delivers redemption on biggest stage

Rugby’s greatest player gets his golden day nine months after bruising exit from home World Cup

The Guardian - UK

The magical Antoine Dupont moment that secured Olympic gold for France

France 28-7 Fiji: Les Bleus became the first host nation to win the men’s sevens title thanks to their No.11’s magical second-half display

The Independent UK

Dazzling Antoine Dupont and France storm to gold in Olympic rugby sevens

Antoine Dupont and France beat Fiji 28-7 at a cacophonous Stade de France to seal gold in the men’s rugby sevens

The Guardian - UK

France thrash Fiji in rugby sevens to claim first gold medal at Paris Olympics

France claimed its first gold medal of the 2024 Games on Saturday night when the men's rugby sevens team beat Fiji 28-7.

Radio France Internationale

France Wins Historic Gold In Men's Rugby Sevens At Olympics

France's Antoine Dupont leads the men's rugby sevens team to their first Olympic gold medal, ending Fiji's dominance.

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France To Face Fiji In Rugby Sevens Olympic Final

Experience the electrifying atmosphere at Stade de France as France secures a thrilling victory in the rugby sevens semifinal, setting the stage for a show...

International Business Times

Epic Pool Rivalry Lights Up First Day Of Olympic Medal Action

A mouthwatering 400m women's freestyle headlines the first full day of sporting action at the Olympics on Saturday after a soggy but spectacular opening to the Games in Paris.

The Independent UK

Olympics day one: Spotlight on sport after rain dampens unique opening ceremony

A look at the first full day of action at Paris 2024.

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Digested week: Central Paris becomes a steel-clad Olympic ghost town

France still doesn’t have a government but at least it can unite in the joy of seeing Parisians even more peeved than usual

AAP

Who are the French faces of the Games?

Seven-time Olympic discus thrower Melina Robert-Michon was a natural choice to carry the flag in Paris for a French team with a smattering of global stars.

The Independent UK

Simone Biles, Noah Lyles and the many faces of the Paris Olympic Games

Gymnastics superstar bids to conquer ‘the twisties’ in an inspirational story of redemption at Paris 2024, just one of the many compelling narratives to follow during the next fortnight

The Guardian - UK

Antoine Dupont’s dream finish clinches France’s rugby sevens semi-final spot

A late try from Antoine Dupont sealed a 26-14 win for France against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the Olympic men’s rugby sevens

France 24

Paris 2024: Archery, team sports take centre stage on eve of opening ceremony

While team sports took centre stage Thursday on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the first individual event of the 2024 Games – archery – drew all eyes to the Invalides on the banks of the River Seine. French rugby star Antoine Dupont’s Les Bleus entered…

The Guardian - UK

State craft: how De Gaulle shaped France’s inclusive Olympic sport infrastructure

Stung by failure in 1964, the General created a unique sporting architecture that has always prioritised participation

The Guardian - UK

Antoine Dupont carries weight of opening day to ease France’s nerves

One of the faces of the Games shows his genius to secure victory for hosts against Uruguay after draw with USA

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