Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament
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The Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament is an international multi-nation competition in the seven-a-side format of rugby union, held as part of the Summer Olympics and featuring the world’s top men’s and women’s sevens teams.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Summer Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic Games event
ⓘ
international sports competition ⓘ rugby sevens tournament ⓘ |
| associatedSeries | World Rugby Sevens Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Olympic rugby union competitions
ⓘ
international sports tournaments ⓘ rugby sevens competitions ⓘ |
| competitionPhase |
knockout stage
ⓘ
medal matches ⓘ pool stage ⓘ |
| contactType | full-contact ⓘ |
| decisionToIncludeBody | International Olympic Committee Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionToIncludeYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| eliteLevel |
features world’s top men’s sevens teams
ⓘ
features world’s top women’s sevens teams ⓘ |
| fieldType | full-size rugby union pitch ⓘ |
| firstHostCity | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHostCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstIncludedInOlympics | 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | seven-a-side rugby union ⓘ |
| frequency | every four years ⓘ |
| genderCategory |
men's tournament
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women's tournament ⓘ |
| governingBody |
International Olympic Committee
NERFINISHED
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World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| halfDuration | 7 minutes ⓘ |
| includedInOlympicProgramme |
2016
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2020 ⓘ 2024 ⓘ |
| medalTypesAwarded |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayersPerSideOnField | 7 ⓘ |
| objective | determine Olympic rugby sevens champions ⓘ |
| partOf | Summer Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
World Rugby Sevens Series standings
NERFINISHED
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host nation automatic qualification ⓘ regional qualification tournaments ⓘ |
| replacedEvent | rugby union 15-a-side at the Olympics ⓘ |
| rulesBasedOn | World Rugby Laws of the Game (sevens variations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| sport | rugby sevens ⓘ |
| teamComposition | national representative squads ⓘ |
| teamLimitPerNOC |
one men's team
ⓘ
one women's team ⓘ |
| teamType | national teams ⓘ |
| typicalMatchDuration | 14 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalMatchStructure | two halves GENERATED ⓘ |
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Summer Olympic Games rugby sevens tournament