Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 at the Tokyo Stadium. 24 teams (12 each for men and women) competed in the tournament. The dates were modified due to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Competition The men's and women's rugby sevens competitions took place at Tokyo Stadium, a 2019 Rugby World Cup host venue. The men's sessions took place July 26–28 with the women's sessions happening July 29–31, 2021.
Changes In a reverse to the 2016 schedule, the men's competition was 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 were two sessions on each competition day. The morning session kicked-off at 9 AM JST and ran until midday JST and the evening session began at 4:30 PM and finished at 7 PM. The medal matches took place in the evening sessions.
Qualification summary Nation Men's Women's Athletes 12 24 12 24 12 24 12 24 12 24 24 24 12 12 12 24Total: 16 NOCs 12 12 288
Men's
EventDatesLocationQuotasQualifierHost nation12018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019Various4 2019 South American Qualifying Tournament29–30 June 2019 Santiago12019 RAN Sevens6–7 July 2019 George Town12019 European Qualifying Tournament13–14 July 2019 Colomiers12019 Oceania Sevens Championship7–9 November 2019 Suva12019 Africa Men's Sevens8–9 November 201912019 Asian Qualifying Tournament23–24 November 2019 Incheon12020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament19–20 June 20211Total12
Women's
EventDatesLocationQuotasQualifierHost nation12018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019Various42019 South American Qualifying Tournament1–2 June 2019 Lima12019 RAN Women's Sevens6–7 July 20190—2019 European Qualifying Tournament13–14 July 2019 Kazan12019 Africa Women's Sevens12–13 October 2019 Jemmal12019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship7–9 November 2019 Suva12019 Asian Qualifying Tournament9–10 November 2019 Guangzhou12020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 19–20 June 2021 2 ROCTotal12
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Competition schedule
PPool StagePMPlacing Matches¼Quarter-Finals ½Semi-Finals BBronze Medal MatchFGold Medal Match +Schedule Date Jul 26 Jul 27 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31Event M E M E M E M E M E M E Men's P PM ¼ PM ½ PM B F Women's P PM ¼ PM ½ PM B F
Medal summary
Medal table
Winners Men's tournament
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 Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Results book