Touching stories behind the first Olympics gold medals at Rio

Rio de Janeiro, a city that makes dreams come true, has seen six countries and regions realize their dream of winning an Olympic gold medal for the first time. With the games reaching the halfway mark, let's check out some touching stories behind these amazing achievements.

Fiji team with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for the Men's Rugby Sevens at Deodoro Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Photo/VCG]

Fiji: National ball makes history

Fijians called a halt to work and schools closed to celebrate the country's first-ever Olympic medal- gold for the men's rugby sevens team, who beat Great Britain 43 points to seven in Rio.

The win was rare good news for this impoverished South Pacific nation of 900,000, which is less than the population of one district of Beijing.

The country has participated in 14 Summer Olympics and 3 Winter Olympics previously without winning any metals.

Rugby is very popular in Fiji and is regarded as the "national ball," and it finally made a history this summer.

Fans of Fiji during the men's rugby at Deodoro Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Photo/VCG]

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