Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics information
Rugby sevens
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue
Deodoro Stadium
Dates
6–11 August 2016
No. of events
2
Competitors
288 from 14 nations
← 1924
2020 →
Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Qualification
men
women
Tournament
men
women
Squads
men
women
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Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over six days in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.[1] The 2016 Olympics was the debut for rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics, though rugby union was last played at the 1924 games.
The usual laws of rugby sevens applied.[2]
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