Rugby-mad Fiji is looking to claim its first ever Olympic medal as rugby sevens makes its first appearance in the Games this summer in Rio.

SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Ryan, Coach, Fiji Rugby Sevens (on the popularity of Rugby sevens in Fiji):

"It's our national sport, so our best athletes play rugby. We have been successful at it and that's also created this aura around the team, the way we play, totally different to every other side in the world who play sevens. It's a risky entertaining exciting slightly laid back, sometimes, way of playing the game. And we are doing it to a very high level at the moment and added a lot of professionalism. They are fit, healthy, tactically very aware of what to do against different teams now, and this team has slowly evolved over the last two, two and half years, not been an overnight success. We have always had good Fijian teams, we have now got a consistent side that is number one in the world and has been over the last year."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Nemani Nagusa, Fiji (on Fijians' expectation at the Olympics):

"They really are looking forward to it, especially that Fiji has never won a gold medal. So yeah this is a good chance for us to win one and so the people are really looking forward to it and are giving their full support to the boys and to the management to the Olympics."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Emosi Mulevoro, Fiji (on what it means if Fiji wins a gold at the Olympics):

"It's going to mean a lot to Fiji because they will be the first medal in Olympics in our country".