Black Ferns rugby player Alena Saili displays her Olympic gold medal in her room at a managed isolation hotel in Christchurch on Monday night. Gold medallist Alena Saili says a fractured shoulder two months ago nearly denied her the chance of playing for the Black Ferns at the Olympic Games. She spoke to Stuff on Monday night from her room at a managed isolation hotel in Christchurch after flying in with her team-mates from Tokyo earlier in the day. Two days on from winning gold in the women’s 7s rugby final and Saili is still buzzing. “And to be part of the team now and having a gold medal around my neck it is crazy.”Soon after completing 14 days in managed isolation Saili will head to Invercargill to reunite with her family and friends.

Source: Stuff August 02, 2021 08:18 UTC