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The International Olympic Committee and the World Rugby (WR) have ratified and released the qualification criteria for Paris 2024. The host nation France reserves a direct quota place each in the men's and women's tournament with the remainder of the total quota attributed to the eligible National Olympic Committees (NOCs) across three qualifying routes.
The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held at Stade de France, which also served as a host stadium of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.The tournament was played over three match days from 24 to 27 July 2024, with no matches on 26 July due to the Olympics opening ceremony.
The final qualification repechage tournament for men's rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics is held on 21–23 June 2024 at Stade Louis II in Monaco. [1]Twelve men's teams are eligible to compete in the repechage tournament, being the second and third ranked teams from the six continental qualifiers.
Franklin's Kristi Kirshe and the USA Rugby 7s team open play Sunday. Here's everything you need to know about the rules and the Olympic tournament.
The women's rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in France. It was hosted at Stade de France , which also served as a host stadium of the 2023 Rugby World Cup . The tournament was played over three match days from 28 to 30 July 2024.
See 7s in action: How to watch Franklin's Kristi Kirshe, US women's rugby sevens at Paris Olympics ”It’s going to feel like a completely new experience,” Kirshe said. In more ways than one.
The top four teams from the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series secured Paris 2024 spots for their respective NOC. Then, six further places were awarded to each of the six confederations (Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America) at their designated 2023 World Rugby Regional Association Olympic Qualification Tournaments. [1]
Rugby sevens was played at the Olympics for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with both men's and women's contests. It was added to the Olympics following the decision of the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen in October 2009. The champions for the inaugural rugby sevens tournament in 2016 were Fiji for the men and Australia for the