Rugby sevens at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Rugby sevens
at the III Summer Youth Olympic Games
Venue Club Atlético de San Isidro
Dates 13–15 October
No. of events 2

The rugby sevens tournament at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics will be held from 13 to 15 October in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

12 rugby sevens teams, total 144 athletes, will participate in the tournament. The rugby sevens competition takes 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.[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]

Boys' qualification

Mean of qualification DateHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation——1 Argentina
2017 Asia Rugby U17 Sevens[2]9–10 September 2017Chinese Taipei Tainan 1 Japan
North American Qualifier[3]2–4 March 2018United States Las Vegas 1 United StatesA
Oceanian Qualifier[4]21–22 April 2018Australia Sydney 1 SamoaA
2018 U18 European Sevens Championship[5]5–6 May 2018Lithuania Šiauliai 1 France
2018 African Youth Games[6]19–21 July 2018Algeria Algiers 1 South Africa
South American Qualifier—— 0—
Total6
^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

Mean of qualification DateHostVacanciesQualified
2017 ARU Girls' Sevens Championships[9]29–30 November 2017 United Arab Emirates 1 KazakhstanB
North American Qualifier[10]2–4 March 2018United States Las Vegas 1 Canada
South American Qualifier[11]3–4 March 2018Brazil São José dos Campos 1 Colombia
Oceanian Qualifier[4]21–22 April 2018Australia Sydney 1 New Zealand
2018 U18 Women's European Sevens Championship[12]28–29 April 2018France Vichy 1 France
2018 African Youth Games[13]19–21 July 2018Algeria Algiers 1 Tunisia
Total6
^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

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 nations)0000

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys
Girls

References

  1. 1 2 "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Asia Rugby U17 Sevens". Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Canada Book Men's + Women's Spots at 2018 Youth Olympic Games". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Australia & New Zealand Inaugural Oceania Rugby U18s Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 - Men's 7s - U18 Championship". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Triumphant SA U18 Sevens book Youth Olympics spot". South Africa Rugby Union. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Canada sevens men miss out on Youth Olympics". 21 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Australia to compete in 27 sports at Buenos Aires 2018". Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Asia Rugby U17 Sevens Girls 2017". Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Canada Book Men's + Women's Spots at 2018 Youth Olympic Games". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Colombia Shock Hosts to Qualify for Women's Youth Olympic Games". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "2018 - Women's 7's - U18 Championship YOG Qualification". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Buenos Aries 2018 spots clinched in archery and rugby sevens at African Youth Games". insidethegames.biz. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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