The second Olympic title in the history of women's rugby sevens will not be French.
The Blue suffered Saturday in the final of the Tokyo Olympics the law (12-26) of New Zealand women, Olympic vice-champions in Rio, in a match where they were suffered from entry.
A logical defeat, in a match where they took three tries in the first period, including one in the first minute of play while they scored only one.
Returning within shooting range just after half-time with a try from Anne-Cécile Ciofani, the players of David Courteix failed to follow suit.
Despite this defeat against the world champions, the French women's team brought back a historic medal, making us forget the absence of the men's team in Japan.
The Blue also offered the first tricolor award in a team sport in these Games.
Women's rugby Sevens participates in the beautiful tricolor harvest of the day, after a Friday marked by many disappointments.
France boosted its counter with a bronze medal in triathlon, two in silver in sailing and two others, at least in silver, in team judo and by the Bleues du saber in fencing.
