Keyara Wardley scored the decisive try and Canada opened its rugby sevens campaign with a 17-14 win at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Florence Symonds and Charity Williams also had tries for the seventh-ranked Canadians, while Chloe Daniels was 1 for 3 on conversions.
Canada got off to a dominant start with Symonds scoring 3:48 into the game, and the squad took a 12-0 lead into the first half.
The two sides traded scores in the second, with Olympic veteran Wardley boosting Canada's lead to 17-7.
Fiji, the tournament's No. 6 seed, refused to relent and Laisana Likuceva touched in extra time before Reapi Ulunisau made the conversion that sealed the win.
Canada will face top-ranked New Zealand later on Sunday before closing out pool play against No. 12 China on Monday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 28, 2024.
