<p>Tyla Nathan-Wong scored a try and three conversions to guide New Zealand past France 26-12 to claim Olympic women's rugby sevens gold on Saturday.</p>.<p>Michaela Blyde, Gayle Broughton and Stacey Fluhler all crossed for first-half scores for the Baby Ferns, Caroline Drouin pulling one back for France to leave it 19-5 at half-time.</p>.<p>Anne-Cecile Ciofani notched up France's second shortly into the second-half, but New Zealand's grip on the game never faltered as Nathan-Wong converted her own try to seal gold, one better than the silver they won in Rio in 2016.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1014817.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>"I have looked at my silver medal (from Rio) every day since I have been here," said Kiwi Ruby Tui.</p>.<p>"I will never forget the person I was when we won silver because I have had a complete change in the person I was then in order to win this gold.</p>.<p>"The gold is a metaphor for a dream about positive thinking. It is not just the gold medal but how we have grown since. You just have to believe."</p>.<p>Fiji, whose male compatriots won the men's gold, beat Britain 21-12 for bronze.</p>
<p>Tyla Nathan-Wong scored a try and three conversions to guide New Zealand past France 26-12 to claim Olympic women's rugby sevens gold on Saturday.</p>.<p>Michaela Blyde, Gayle Broughton and Stacey Fluhler all crossed for first-half scores for the Baby Ferns, Caroline Drouin pulling one back for France to leave it 19-5 at half-time.</p>.<p>Anne-Cecile Ciofani notched up France's second shortly into the second-half, but New Zealand's grip on the game never faltered as Nathan-Wong converted her own try to seal gold, one better than the silver they won in Rio in 2016.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1014817.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>"I have looked at my silver medal (from Rio) every day since I have been here," said Kiwi Ruby Tui.</p>.<p>"I will never forget the person I was when we won silver because I have had a complete change in the person I was then in order to win this gold.</p>.<p>"The gold is a metaphor for a dream about positive thinking. It is not just the gold medal but how we have grown since. You just have to believe."</p>.<p>Fiji, whose male compatriots won the men's gold, beat Britain 21-12 for bronze.</p>
