China's Triumph: Women's Rugby Sevens Team Qualifies for Paris Olympics

China's women's Rugby Sevens team has qualified for the Paris Olympic Games after a 24-7 victory over Kenya in the repechage final in Monaco. Chen Keyi was instrumental, scoring two tries. This marks China's consecutive Olympics appearance, with the competition set for July 24-30 at Stade de France.


Reuters | Updated: 23-06-2024 22:18 IST | Created: 23-06-2024 22:18 IST
China's Triumph: Women's Rugby Sevens Team Qualifies for Paris Olympics
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China have qualified for the women's Rugby Sevens competition at the Paris Olympic Games following a 24-7 win over Kenya in Sunday's final of the repechage qualification tournament being staged in Monaco. Chen Keyi scored two tries in the final as China dominated their opponents to qualify for back-to-back Olympics having finished seventh at the Tokyo Games three years ago.

China join 11 other countries in the women's field in Paris that includes defending champions New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Britain. South Africa and Britain will contest the men's repechage final that will be staged later on Sunday.

The Rugby Sevens competition at the Olympics is scheduled to run from July 24-30 at the Stade de France.

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