This article is about the 7-a-side version of the game introduced for the 2016 Summer Olympics and beyond. For the 15-a-side version, which was discontinued at the Summer Olympics after 1924, see Rugby union at the Summer Olympics.
Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
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Rugby sevens was played at the Olympics for the first time at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with both men's and women's contests. It was added to the Olympics following the decision of the 121st IOC Session in Copenhagen in October 2009. The champions for the inaugural rugby sevens tournament in 2016 were Fiji for the men and Australia for the women. Prior to 2016, 15-a-side matches were played in 1900, 1908, 1920, and 1924.
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