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08-12-2016, 06:18 AM
Team Fiji had the most powerful reaction to their first gold medal win
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The Fiji men's rugby 7s team have made history (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/fiji-rugby-olympic-gold/#9GDmt_DeRkqt?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) in Rio, winning the nation's first ever gold medal against their former colonists. The whole nation is celebrating Fiji's victory; people are dancing in the streets of the country's capital, Suva.*
But the moment that took the internet's breath away was when the team made a circle, sung a traditional hymn and broke down in tears.*
SEE ALSO: Fiji wins first-ever gold medal, entire country loses it (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/fiji-rugby-olympic-gold/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
'E Da Sa Qaqa' is a gospel song (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11957157/fiji_warriors_sings.mp4), translated as 'We Are Winners Because Of This World.' The team often sings it, along with other hymns like 'Oqo **qu Masu (http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2016/2/video-jarryd-hayne-sings-song-with-fiji-rugby-sevens/)' (This Is My Prayer) during training camps and games.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/fiji-rugby-team-tears-and-singing/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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The Fiji men's rugby 7s team have made history (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/fiji-rugby-olympic-gold/#9GDmt_DeRkqt?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) in Rio, winning the nation's first ever gold medal against their former colonists. The whole nation is celebrating Fiji's victory; people are dancing in the streets of the country's capital, Suva.*
But the moment that took the internet's breath away was when the team made a circle, sung a traditional hymn and broke down in tears.*
SEE ALSO: Fiji wins first-ever gold medal, entire country loses it (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/fiji-rugby-olympic-gold/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
'E Da Sa Qaqa' is a gospel song (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11957157/fiji_warriors_sings.mp4), translated as 'We Are Winners Because Of This World.' The team often sings it, along with other hymns like 'Oqo **qu Masu (http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2016/2/video-jarryd-hayne-sings-song-with-fiji-rugby-sevens/)' (This Is My Prayer) during training camps and games.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/11/fiji-rugby-team-tears-and-singing/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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