The Australian Men's Sevens side is ready to throw everything into their pursuit for a maiden Olympic medal.
The men have flown under the radar of many in Paris but find themselves in the semi-finals against Fiji (12:00 am, July 28) for a spot in the gold medal match.
No team has even beaten Fiji at the Olympics but the Australians are used to making history in Paris.
They were the first Australian side to top their Olympic pool whilst even getting to the semi-finals ensures the highest-ranked finish for their side after a 18-0 win over the USA in the quarters.
On top of this, they ended a 34-year drought in Hong Kong after taking out the title with a 20-17 win over Fiji in 2022.
"It's quite exciting to be the first Aussie men's team into the semi-final," Ben Dowling said.
"...(The win over the USA) personifies the fight for each other, John (Manenti) really talks about own defence leading us and obviously we'd rather put some points up in attack but a clean sheet really sets us up and gives us confidence.
"Coming into the semi-finals, we know even more quality oppositions are coming and you see the score sheets are getting tighter so it's massive."
An Olympic medal would be the dream result for an Australian side that didn't have enough full-time members for a starting seven, let alone a squad after the disappointment of Tokyo.
It strengthens a bond like no other as they'll walk into the Stade de France once again as brothers.
"We're going to take it with both hands, take a game at a time and all 14 of us are just ripping in because we know how important this is to us and the country," Matt Gonzalez believes.
"We hang out every day, we see each other every day for eight hours and then we try and catch up on a weekend for a few coffees so we're a special group of boys.
"We all love each other very much and out there you can see it when we're playing for each other and that crest on our jersey."
The scheduling of the Olympics has provided a unique situation for the Australians, given a day off with the first two days of competition before the opening ceremony.
It provides them an extra day of rest and recovery than a usual Sevens series, which the Aussies relished.
"After a tough game last night and three tough pool games, it's worked really well for us," Dowling believes.
"We get that extra day to recover, get our massages and ice baths in and then preview Fiji who have been playing really well.
"We're quite happy we've got it now and the time to rest and be in the right headspace for Fiji."
