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Posted: 2024-07-31T14:40:55Z | Updated: 2024-07-31T14:40:55Z

Many of the 60,000-plus fans who watched the New Zealand womens team win its rugby sevens gold medal Tuesday at the Paris Olympics seemed to have streamed out of the stadium after the athletes received their hardware.

They may have missed the best part of the show.

With medals draped around their necks, the squad performed a passionate haka , a war dance of New Zealands Indigenous Mori people that has carried over into the sports world.

The conviction in the athletes moves paralleled their power on the pitch. New Zealands 19-12 victory over Canada at the Stade de France marked the nations first gold medal at the Paris Games and its second straight win in Olympic competition.

Take it away, champs:

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New Zealand womens rugby sevens performed the Haka after winning gold. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/bjd4u9r6wJ

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