The women's rugby sevens tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in Japan. It was hosted at Tokyo Stadium, which also served as a host stadium of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The tournament was played over three days from 29 to 31 July 2021.
The medals for the competition were presented by Octavian Morariu, Romania; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Alan Gilpin, Great Britain; World Rugby Secretary General.
Competition schedule
PPool StagePMPlacing Matches¼Quarter-Finals ½Semi-Finals BBronze Medal MatchFGold Medal Match +Schedule Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31Event M E M E M E Women's P PM ¼ PM ½ PM B F
Qualification
EventDatesLocationQuotasQualifierHost nation12018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019Various42019 South American Qualifying Tournament1–2 June 2019 Lima12019 RAN Women's Sevens6–7 July 20190—2019 European Qualifying Tournament13–14 July 2019 Kazan12019 Africa Women's Sevens12–13 October 2019 Jemmal12019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship7–9 November 2019 Suva12019 Asian Qualifying Tournament9–10 November 2019 Guangzhou12020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament 19–20 June 2021 2 Total12
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Group stage Group A
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Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams The top two of the third-placed teams advance to the knockout rounds.
Knockout stage
9–12th place playoff
5–8th place playoff
Medal playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Notes:
Final ranking Rank Team Matches Points Avg points Tries Avg tries617228.67284.67614524.17233.83612420.67203.334611819.67183.005615025.00244.006611118.50172.83769916.50172.83866410.67101.679511422.80183.601055010.0081.60115316.2051.00125367.2061.20 Source
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