Wakaba Hara Explained

Wakaba Hara (原わか花, born 6 January 2000) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.^[2]

Personal life

In 2022, She graduated with a degree in General Policy Studies from the Policy Faculty at Keio University.^[3]

Rugby career

Hara debuted for Japan at the 2017 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series in Incheon, South Korea.

She competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4] She made the Sakura Sevens squad and competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.^{[5] [6] [7]}

She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wakaba Hara. Tokyo 2020. 29 July 2021. 29 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729212839/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/athlete-profile-n1315460-hara-wakaba.htm. dead.
2. Web site: Wakaba Hara . Olympedia . 30 July 2021.
3. Web site: 2024 . HARA Wakaba – Paris 2024 . 2024-07-29 . olympics.com.
4. Web site: Rugby Sevens - Australia vs Japan - Pool C Results . Tokyo 2020 . 30 July 2021 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727135739/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/rugby-sevens/results-women-gpc-000200-.htm . dead .
5. Web site: 2022-09-01 . Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 . 2022-09-21 . Japan Rugby Football Union . en.
6. Web site: 2022-09-08 . Sakura Sevens Announce Team for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 . 2022-09-21 . Japan Rugby Football Union . en.
7. Web site: 2022-09-02 . Japan Sakura Sevens Team Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 . 2022-09-21 . RugbyAsia247 . en-US.
8. Web site: 2024-07-11 . Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey . 2024-07-26 . Japan Rugby Football Union . en.
9. Web site: 2024 . Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 . 2024-07-27 . www.world.rugby.