Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics: Difference between revisions

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'''Rugby sevens at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Tokyo]] will taketook place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 at the [[Ajinomoto Stadium|Tokyo Stadium]]. 24 teams (12 each for men and women) will competecompeted in the tournament.<ref name=Qual>{{cite news|title=2020 Tokyo Olympics Rugby Sevens Schedule Finalised|url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/2020-tokyo-olympics-rugby-sevens-schedule-finalised-93091|publisher=[[Rugby World]]|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014318/https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/2020-tokyo-olympics-rugby-sevens-schedule-finalised-93091#|archive-date=13 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tokyo2020.org/en/schedule/rugby-schedule#20210731_RUG |title=Tokyo 2020: Rugby |access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080212/https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/sport/olympic/rugby-sevens/# |archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/sevens-olympic-pathway-confirmed-for-2020/# |title=Sevens Olympic pathway confirmed for 2020 |access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214610/https://www.englandrugby.com/news/sevens-olympic-pathway-confirmed-for-2020/# |archive-date=12 October 2018|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rugbytoday.com/columns/next-sevens-tokyo-olympics-2020# |title=Next Up for Sevens: Tokyo Olympics 2020 |access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214622/http://www.rugbytoday.com/columns/next-sevens-tokyo-olympics-2020# |archive-date=12 October 2018|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/sport/400275-dubai-rugby-sevens-to-kick-off-competition-for-2020-tokyo-olympics# |title=Dubai Rugby Sevens to kick-off competition for 2020 Tokyo Olympics |newspaper=Arabian Business |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012214610/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/sport/400275-dubai-rugby-sevens-to-kick-off-competition-for-2020-tokyo-olympics# |archive-date=12 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The dates were modified due to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

The men's and women's [[rugby sevens]] competitions will taketook place at [[Ajinomoto Stadium|Tokyo Stadium]], a [[2019 Rugby World Cup]] host venue. The men's sessions will taketook place July 26–28 with the women's sessions happening July 29–31, 2021.

In a reverse to the [[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 schedule]], the men's competition will bewas played first over three days from July 27–29 with the women's competition taking place from July 30 through August 1 and culminating with the gold medal session.

There will bewere two sessions on each competition day. The morning session will kickkicked-off at 9 AM JST and runran until midday JST and the evening session will beginbegan at 4:30 PM and finishfinished at 7 PM. The medal matches will taketook place in the evening sessions.<ref name="Schedule confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens">{{cite web |title=Schedule confirmed for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens |url=https://www.usa.rugby/2019/04/schedule-confirmed-for-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-rugby-sevens/ |website=USA Rugby |access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

|align=center|0{{refn|group=note|name="North America"|With both the United States and Canada advancing to the tournament through securing top four slots in the [[2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]], the spot for the RAN champions was re-allocated to the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament, which will now seeallowed two teams to qualify for the Olympic Games.}}

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|bgcolor="#7FFFD4BBF3BB" align=center|SF½||Semi-Finals

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| class="event" | [[Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women's]] || colspan="2"| || colspan="3"| || colspan="5"| || colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" class="pool stage" | P || bgcolor="#FF7F5097DEFF" class="placingmatches" | PM || bgcolor="#F0E68CBBF3FF" class="quarterfinals" | QF¼ || bgcolor="#FF7F5097DEFF" class="placingmatches" | PM || bgcolor="#7FFFD4BBF3BB" class="semifinal" | SF½ || bgcolor="#FF7F5097DEFF" class="placingmatches" | PM || style="background-color:#FFDF80;" |B || style="background-color:#FFFFBB;" |F

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| Men's tournament <br />{{DetailsLink|Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}

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* [[Germán Schulz]]}}

| {{Nowrap|Women's tournament }}<br />{{DetailsLink|Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}