After losing to the United States in the group stage, Australia’s hopes of defending their Olympic crown looked slim. Shockingly, it ended in the quarterfinals, when Fiji eliminated them.
Rugby Sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women’s Qualification
The second day of the women’s rugby sevens tournament in Tokyo was marked by a series of shocking results, with just the top-ranked New Zealand team from the 2016 podium advancing to the semifinals.
U.S. captain Abby Gustaitis was ecstatic after scoring the game-winning try in the United States’ 14-12 come-from-behind victory over Australia, which secured first place in the group. Later on Friday, she was in a completely different emotional state after a heartbreaking quarterfinal loss to Britain by a score of 21-12.
This came right after the Fijian team upset the Aussies by jumping out to a 20-0 lead before holding off a furious comeback to win 14-12.
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There hasn’t been much international competition over the past year due to the coronavirus outbreak, and the Fijians have taken advantage of that. The bronze-medal winners from 2016 didn’t go past the group stage thanks in large part to their victory over Canada.
Five months of camp have passed as the Fijian women’s team has been separated from loved ones. For the first time in Fijian history, these ladies are motivated to bring home an Olympic medal.
Their men’s sevens team, which has won back-to-back Olympic titles without dropping a single game, has served as a source of motivation.
Fijiana captain Rusila Nagasau remarked, “It’s all about the nation.” The nation has entrusted us with a task that will benefit not only us and our loved ones, but all Americans.
Being the first female athletes to win a gold medal for Fiji is a major goal of ours. Just to be the first.”
It has been five years since the Australian women won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in rugby sevens at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. They can no longer expect anything better than fifth place.
Last Words
Olympic rugby sevens is a new sport for both China and Russia, and it features a matchup between the two countries for the first time.
After China beat Japan and advanced to the quarterfinals, Chen Keyi wept uncontrollably with happiness and hoped that the team’s popularity would increase. Thanks for reading our article Rugby Sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women’s Qualification.
