Antoine Dupont celebrated a "sensational" triumph for France after he led the Olympic hosts to gold in the rugby sevens.

Having skipped the Six Nations earlier this year to focus on his preparations for the Paris Games, Dupont starred through France's campaign.

And he was equally as influential in Saturday's gold medal match as France overcame two-time defending champions Fiji 28-7, with Dupont scoring twice and setting up another try.

It marked France's first gold of their home Games.

"It is sensational. It is unbelievable. It is a big reward for us," said Dupont, who was introduced as a half-time substitute with the scores tied at 7-7 at the Stade de France.

"It is huge. We worked a lot for a lot of months and a lot of years – in some players' case – for this moment."

1 - Championne olympique de rugby à 7, l'équipe de France est la première équipe à s'imposer face aux Fidji aux Jeux Olympiques. Battus 28-7, les Fidjiens ont par ailleurs encaissé au moins 20 points pour la première fois en 18 matches aux JO. Or. #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/is2GnGZLAg

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Dupont teed up Aaron Grandidier within 21 seconds of his introduction, before twice going over himself.

Grandidier was born in London but elected to represent France.

 "I found out France had a system that allowed you a bit more time to break out on to the scene, so I was like, 'you know what, screw it, I've got nothing to lose, this is what I want to do'," he told BBC Sport.

"So I decided to chase it and pursue that dream."

Fiji had never previously before lost an Olympic match, while they conceded 20 points in a game for the first time.