The
rugby sevens tournaments at the
2024 Summer Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...
in
Paris
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took place from 24 to 30 July at
Stade de France
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. Twenty-four teams (twelve each for men and women) competed against each other in their respective tournaments.
For the first time, the
rugby sevens
Rugby sevens (commonly known simply as sevens, and originally seven-a-side rugby) is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves. R ...
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
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and the
World Rugby
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(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
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(NOCs) across three qualifying routes.
The top four squads at the end of the
2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series was the 24th annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for men's national teams. The World Rugby Sevens Series, Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999. This series doubled as a qualifier for th ...
secured the men's and women's spots for their respective NOC, with the continental champions from each of the six confederations (Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America) receiving the berths at their designated 2023 World Rugby Regional Association Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
To complete the twelve-team field for Paris 2024, the remaining spot will be offered to the winner of the 2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, which took place a month before the Games commenced.
Qualification summary
Men's qualification
Women's qualification
Competition schedule
Medal summary
A total of six medals were won by six NOC's.
Medal table
Medalists
Men's competition
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage
Medal playoff
Women's competition
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage
Medal playoff
See also
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Rugby sevens at the 2022 Asian Games
Rugby sevens at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Cangqian Campus Field, China over three days from 24 to 26 September 2023.
Schedule
Medalists
Medal table
Draw
The draw for the competition was done virtually on 22 August 2023.
Men
The ...
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Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games
Rugby sevens at the 2023 European Games was held in Kraków, Poland.
The gold medalists in the men's and women's tournaments qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The sport was making its European Games debut after making its successful debut ...
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Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pan American Games
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Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games
Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games will be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 23 to 25 November 2023. The rugby sevens competition will take place at the National Stadium (Solomon Islands), Solomon Islands National Stadium. This will be t ...
References
External links
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Results book
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International rugby union competitions hosted by France