The rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 13 to 15 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
12 rugby sevens teams, total 144 athletes, participated in the tournament. The rugby sevens competition took place at Club Atlético de San Isidro in San Isidro.
Qualification Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is limited to participation in 1 team sports (Futsal, Beach handball, Field Hockey, and Rugby Sevens) per each gender with the exception of the host country who can enter one team per sport. Also at rugby sevens each NOC can enter a maximum of 1 team of 12 athletes per both genders. To be eligible to participate in the Youth Olympics, athletes must have been born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2001.
As hosts, Argentina has the right to directly qualify 1 team per both genders on account of Sudamérica Rugby quota. The best ranked NOC in each of the 5 Continental Qualification Tournaments will obtain quota place.
1 quota for boys' event given to host country, the member of Sudamérica Rugby. 1 quota for girls' event given to Sudamérica Rugby. 1 quota per each gender are given to Rugby Africa, Asia Rugby, Rugby Europe, Rugby Americas North, Oceania Rugby
Boys' qualification Mean of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified Host nation — — 1 2017 Asia Rugby U17 Sevens 9–10 September 2017 Tainan 1 North American Qualifier 2–4 March 2018 Las Vegas 1 Oceanian Qualifier 21–22 April 2018 Sydney 1 2018 U18 European Sevens Championship 5–6 May 2018 Šiauliai 1 2018 African Youth Games 19–21 July 2018 Algiers 1 South American Qualifier — — 0 —Total 6 Canada and Australia won their respective tournaments, but through team sports quotas are sending their boys' field hockey teams instead. As such, the United States and Samoa qualify in their place as respective runners-up.
Girls' qualification Mean of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified 2017 ARU Girls' Sevens Championships 29–30 November 2017 1 North American Qualifier 2–4 March 2018 Las Vegas 1 South American Qualifier 3–4 March 2018 São José dos Campos 1 Oceanian Qualifier 21–22 April 2018 Sydney 1 2018 U18 Women's European Sevens Championship 28–29 April 2018 Vichy 1 2018 African Youth Games 19–21 July 2018 Algiers 1 Total 6 Japan won the Asian championships, but through team sports quotas is sending its girls' futsal team instead. Kazakhstan is the next best ranked team without a team qualified for girls.
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists BoysLucio CintiRamiro CostaMarcos ElicagarayJuan GonzálezMatteo GrazianoJulián HernándezIgnacio MendyMarcos MonetaBautista PedemonteJulián QuetglasNicolás RogerTomás VanniDorian BellotErwan DridiMartin DulonBaptiste GermainSasha GueThéo LouvetYoram MoefanaYann PeyssonCalum RandleCheikh TiberghienJoachim TrouabalTani ViliRyo EtoKentaro FujiiKanji FutamuraKippei IshidaRyosuke KanTaisei KonishiTyler MainJunya MatsumotoKaito NakanishiJo OhbaHaruhiko UemuraHibiki YamadaGirlsCarys DallingerTiana DavisonTynealle FitzgeraldIritana HohaiaAzalleyah MaakaMahina PaulRisaleaana Pouri-LaneKiani TahereMontessa TairakenaKalyn Takitimu-CookArorangi TaurangaHinemoa WateneAxelle BerthoumieuAlycia ChristiaensMélanie DaumalleCharlotte EscuderoLucy HapulatSalomé MaranAlice MullerLou NoelAurélie PlantefeveMéline PuechCelia RoueChloé SanzDelaney AikensTaylor BlackKendra CousineauHunter CzeppelOlivia De CouvreurBrooklynn FeasbyElizabeth GibsonMadison GrantCarmen IzykAliesha LewisMaggie MackinnonKeyara Wardley
References
External links Official Results Book – Rugby sevens