Wide open fields make Olympic rugby sevens a must-watch in Tokyo | Ben Ryan

Breathless action is in store as podium spots are there for the taking across both men’s and women’s competitions

Sevens. We haven’t seen a lot of it recently. The last World Sevens Series event was almost a year and a half ago. One sport that was going to feel the full force of the pandemic was sevens. With men’s and women’s tournaments often combined – that’s 28 teams and staff from all over the globe descending on a city for a week.

Covid didn’t just suspend proceedings, it made some unions disband their teams and put the entire abbreviated game at risk of a major dismantling or – worse – disappearance. But, everyone has found a way. New programmes, in the case of Great Britain, adapted, rolled with protocol and procedure. Though livelihoods and careers have been at stake, those at the core – the players and staff – have handled it amazingly.

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