| Event: | Rugby sevens |
| Games: | 2020 Summer |
| Venue: | Tokyo Stadium |
| Dates: | 26–31 July 2021 |
| Num Events: | 2 |
| Competitors: | 288 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2024 |
Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place from 26 July to 31 July 2021 at the Tokyo Stadium. 24 teams (12 each for men and women) competed in the tournament.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The dates were modified due to the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The men's and women's rugby sevens competitions took place at Tokyo Stadium, a 2019 Rugby World Cup host venue. The men's sessions took place July 26–28 with the women's sessions happening July 29–31, 2021.
In a reverse to the 2016 schedule, the men's competition was played first over three days from July 27–29 with the women's competition taking place from July 30 through August 1 and culminating with the gold medal session.
There were two sessions on each competition day. The morning session kicked-off at 9 AM JST and ran until midday JST and the evening session began at 4:30 PM and finished at 7 PM. The medal matches took place in the evening sessions.[6]
| Nation | Men's | Women's | width=55 | Athletes |
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| 24 | ||||
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| 24 | ||||
| Total: 16 NOCs | 12 | 12 | 288 |
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification.
| Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series | 30 November 2018 – 2 June 2019 | Various | 4 | ||
| 2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 29–30 June 2019 | Santiago | 1 | ||
| 2019 RAN Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 | George Town | 1 | ||
| 2019 European Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 |  Colomiers | 1 | ||
| 2019 Oceania Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 |  Suva | 1 | ||
| 2019 Africa Men's Sevens | 8–9 November 2019 | 1 | |||
| 2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament | 23–24 November 2019 |  Incheon | 1 | ||
| 2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | 19–20 June 2021 |  Monaco | 1 | ||
| Total | 12 | ||||
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification.
| Event | Dates | Location | Quotas | Qualifier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series | 20 October 2018 – 16 June 2019 | Various | 4 | ||
| 2019 South American Qualifying Tournament | 1–2 June 2019 |  Lima | 1 | ||
| 2019 RAN Women's Sevens | 6–7 July 2019 | 0 | — | ||
| 2019 European Qualifying Tournament | 13–14 July 2019 |  Kazan | 1 | ||
| 2019 Africa Women's Sevens | 12–13 October 2019 |  Jemmal | 1 | ||
| 2019 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | 7–9 November 2019 | Suva | 1 | ||
| 2019 Asian Qualifying Tournament | 9–10 November 2019 |  Guangzhou | 1 | ||
| 2020 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | 19–20 June 2021 | Monaco | 2 | ||
| ROC | |||||
| Total | 12 | ||||
| P | Pool Stage | PM | Placing Matches | ¼ | Quarter-Finals | ½ | Semi-Finals | B | Bronze Medal Match | F | Gold Medal Match |
| Date | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | Jul 28 | Jul 29 | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | ||||||||||
| P | PM | ¼ | PM | ½ | PM | B | F | |||||||||||||||
| P | PM | ¼ | PM | ½ | PM | B | F | |||||||||||||||
| Men's tournament | ||||
See main article: article and Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.
See main article: article and Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.