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Rugby Sevens At The 2024 Summer Olympics
The Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics, rugby sevens tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place from 24 to 30 July at Stade de France. Twenty-four teams (twelve each for men and women) competed against each other in their respective tournaments. For the first time, the rugby sevens matches commenced two days before the opening ceremony with the men's preliminary and quarterfinal stages. The competition took a break for the opening ceremony on 26 July before the medal-winning teams were officially unveiled a day later. The women's tournament was held from 28 to 30 July, culminating with the gold and bronze medal matches. Qualification The International Olympic Committee and the World Rugby (WR) ratified and released the qualification criteria for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The host nation France was reserved 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Varian Pasquet
Varian may refer to: People * Varian Fry (1907–1967), American journalist who helped thousands escape from Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II * Varian Lonamei (born 1962), Minister for Aviation, Communication and Meteorology, and member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands * Hal Varian (born 1947), Google's chief economist * Isaac L. Varian (1793–1864), American politician and mayor of New York * John Osborne Varian (1863–1931), Theosophist affiliated with the Temple of the People and the utopian community of Halcyon, California * Roger Varian (born 1979), British racehorse trainer * Russell Varian (1898–1959), co-founder of Varian Associates, son of John Osborne Varian * Sigurd Varian (1901–1961), co-founder of Varian Associates, son of John Osborne Varian * Sheila Varian (1937–2016), breeder of Arabian horses, niece of Russell and Sigurd Varian Fictional Characters * Varian Wrynn, a character in the ''Warcraft'' series and ''Heroes of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Joji Nasova
Joji Nasova (born 9 June 2000) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. He was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Fijian team which reached the finals of the men's rugby sevens tournament. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasova, Joji 2000 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Fiji international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Fiji Olympic medalists in rugby sevens Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Fiji 21st-century Fijian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nelson Epee
Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a libretto by Alan Pryce-Jones * Nelson (band), an American rock band * ''Nelson'', a 2010 album by Paolo Conte People * Nelson (surname), including a list of people with the name * Nelson (given name), including a list of people with the name * Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), British admiral * Nelson Mandela, the first black South African president * Bishop of Nelson (other), a title sometimes referred to as "Nelson" Fictional characters * Alice Nelson, the housekeeper on the TV series ''The Brady Bunch'' * Dave Nelson, a main character on the TV series ''NewsRadio'' * Emma Nelson (Degrassi: The Next Generation), on the TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Foggy Nelson, law partner of Matt Murdock in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jordan Sepho
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and List of cities in Jordan, largest city, as well as the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, most populous city in the Levant. Inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic period, three kingdoms developed in Transjordan (region), Transjordan during the Iron Age: Ammon, Moab and Edom. In the third century BC, the Arab Nabataeans established Nabataean Kingdom, their kingdom centered in Petra. The Greco-Roman world, Greco-Roman period saw the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Antoine Dupont
Antoine Dupont (born 15 November 1996) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Toulouse and captains the France national team. Dupont has won 39 individual accolades in his career, including the World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year award in 2021 and the World Rugby Men's Sevens Player of the Year in 2024. He is the first French player to win the Men’s Sevens World Rugby Player of the Year award. He is also the first and only rugby player ever to have won both the Men’s 15s and the Men’s Sevens World Rugby Player of the Year awards in one's career. He has also won a shared record of three Six Nations Player of the Championships, the most by a French player. Dupont has won 10 major competitions in his career: four Top 14 titles, two European Rugby Champions Cup, two Six Nations Championship including one Six Nations Grand Slam, the 2023–24 SVNS and the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics men's rugby sevens tourname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jean-Pascal Barraque
Jean-Pascal Barraque (born 24 April 1991) is a French rugby union player. He plays for Clermont. He is a utility back. His usual position is fly-half, although he can play as a centre or fullback. He competed for France at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. He was part of the French sevens side that won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. References External linksFrance profileat FFRASM Clermont profile * * * * Jean-Pascal Barraque at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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Aaron Grandidier Nkanang
Aaron Grandidier-Nkanang (born 18 May 2000) is a rugby union player. He won a gold medal as part of the France national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Early and personal life Born in Bromley to a Nigerian father and French mother, he was a keen basketball player in his youth. He is also a DJ, under the moniker 'Aztec'. He attended St Olave's Grammar School. He initially intended to study design at Loughborough University, but earned a scholarship to St Mary's University, Twickenham that allowed him to continue playing rugby at his local club. Career He started playing rugby at St Olave's Grammar School in London and played at county level for Kent U18 and joined his first amateur club Old Elthamians. He joined CA Brive in 2019. He signed an extended contract with Brive in 2022, and made his debut for the senior France national rugby sevens team. At the Hong Kong sevens during the 2022-23 SVNS season he scored a French record 11 tries in a single weekend. In July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Antoine Zeghdar
Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Anthony. Similar names include Antaine, Anthoine, Antoan, Antoin, Antton, Antuan, Antwain, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwon and Antwuan. Feminine forms include Antonia, Antoinette, and (more rarely) Antionette. As a first name *Antoine Alexandre Barbier (1765–1825), a French librarian and bibliographer *Antoine Arbogast (1759–1803), a French mathematician *Antoine Arnauld (1612–1694), a French theologian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
