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Portia Woodman-Wickliffe of New Zealand in action during HSBC rugby sevens series in Singapore, Sunday, May 4, 2024. Woodman-Wickliffe, the so-called Jonah Lomu of women's rugby, is aiming for another Olympic gold. A silver medalist in 2016 when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut, she was bitterly disappointed after losing the final to Australia. She became an Olympic champion in Tokyo and is determined to defend the title when she lines up in Paris. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe of New Zealand in action during HSBC rugby sevens series in Singapore, Sunday, May 4, 2024. Woodman-Wickliffe, the so-called Jonah Lomu of women's rugby, is aiming for another Olympic gold. A silver medalist in 2016 when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut, she was bitterly disappointed after losing the final to Australia. She became an Olympic champion in Tokyo and is determined to defend the title when she lines up in Paris. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)

FILE - New Zealand's Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, centre, runs with the ball during the women's final against the United States in the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 7, 2024.Woodman-Wickliffe, the so-called Jonah Lomu of women's rugby, is aiming for another Olympic gold. A silver medalist in 2016 when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut, she was bitterly disappointed after losing the final to Australia. She became an Olympic champion in Tokyo and is determined to defend the title when she lines up in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte,File)

FILE - New Zealand's Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, centre, runs with the ball during the women's final against the United States in the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament in Hong Kong, Sunday, April 7, 2024.Woodman-Wickliffe, the so-called Jonah Lomu of women's rugby, is aiming for another Olympic gold. A silver medalist in 2016 when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut, she was bitterly disappointed after losing the final to Australia. She became an Olympic champion in Tokyo and is determined to defend the title when she lines up in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte,File)

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe of New Zealand in action during HSBC rugby sevens series in Singapore, Sunday, May 4, 2024. Woodman-Wickliffe, the so-called Jonah Lomu of women's rugby, is aiming for another Olympic gold. A silver medalist in 2016 when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut, she was bitterly disappointed after losing the final to Australia. She became an Olympic champion in Tokyo and is determined to defend the title when she lines up in Paris. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe of New Zealand in action during HSBC rugby sevens series in Singapore, Sunday, May 4, 2024. Woodman-Wickliffe, the so-called Jonah Lomu of women's rugby, is aiming for another Olympic gold. A silver medalist in 2016 when rugby sevens made its Olympic debut, she was bitterly disappointed after losing the final to Australia. She became an Olympic champion in Tokyo and is determined to defend the title when she lines up in Paris. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)