The rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 13 to 15 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| Rugby sevens at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Club Atlético de San Isidro |
| Dates | 13–15 October |
| No. of events | 2 (1 boys, 1 girls) |
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 edit
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.[1]
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]
- 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 edit
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  Argentina
|
| 2017 Asia Rugby U17 Sevens[2] | 9–10 September 2017 |  Tainan
|
1 |  Japan
|
| North American Qualifier[3] | 2–4 March 2018 |  Las Vegas
|
1 |  United StatesA
|
| Oceanian Qualifier[4] | 21–22 April 2018 |  Sydney
|
1 |  SamoaA
|
| 2018 U18 European Sevens Championship[5] | 5–6 May 2018 |  Šiauliai
|
1 |  France
|
| 2018 African Youth Games[6] | 19–21 July 2018 |  Algiers
|
1 |  South Africa
|
| South American Qualifier | — | — | 0 | — |
| Total | 6 | |||
- ^A 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.[7][8]
Girls' qualification edit
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ARU Girls' Sevens Championships[9] | 29–30 November 2017 |  United Arab Emirates
|
1 |  KazakhstanB
|
| North American Qualifier[10] | 2–4 March 2018 | Las Vegas
|
1 |  Canada
|
| South American Qualifier[11] | 3–4 March 2018 |  São José dos Campos
|
1 |  Colombia
|
| Oceanian Qualifier[4] | 21–22 April 2018 | Sydney
|
1 |  New Zealand
|
| 2018 U18 Women's European Sevens Championship[12] | 28–29 April 2018 |  Vichy
|
1 | France
|
| 2018 African Youth Games[13] | 19–21 July 2018 | Algiers
|
1 |  Tunisia
|
| Total | 6 | |||
- ^B 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 edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists edit
References edit
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- ^ "Asia Rugby U17 Sevens". Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Canada Book Men's + Women's Spots at 2018 Youth Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Australia & New Zealand Inaugural Oceania Rugby U18s Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 22 April 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 - Men's 7s - U18 Championship". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Triumphant SA U18 Sevens book Youth Olympics spot". South Africa Rugby Union. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Canada sevens men miss out on Youth Olympics". 21 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Australia to compete in 27 sports at Buenos Aires 2018". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Asia Rugby U17 Sevens Girls 2017". Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Canada Book Men's + Women's Spots at 2018 Youth Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Colombia Shock Hosts to Qualify for Women's Youth Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "2018 - Women's 7's - U18 Championship YOG Qualification". Rugby Europe. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Buenos Aries [sic] 2018 spots clinched in archery and rugby sevens at African Youth Games". insidethegames.biz. 21 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.