The combination of the sevens rugby men's and women's qualifying league was announced at the Tokyo Olympics, and the boys were in the same group as Fiji, who won the gold medal at the previous Rio de Janeiro tournament, and England, which was the silver medal.
Twelve teams of men and women will participate in the sevens rugby of the Tokyo Olympics, and the qualifying league will be divided into three groups of four teams each.
World Rugby, the international rugby union, decided on the combination of qualifying leagues based on the results of international competitions and world rankings for the past two years, and announced it on the official website on the 28th.
According to it, the boy who was 4th in the last Rio de Janeiro tournament joined the same group as Fiji who won the gold medal last time, England who was the silver medal, and Canada who participated for the first time.
Men's head coach Kensuke Iwabuchi said, "It's a very hard fight in any group, but we're starting to drop in on specific tactics for each opponent. We are in the same group as Canada, but we will prepare as much as we can. "
On the other hand, the 10th place girl in the previous tournament was in the same group as the gold medal Australia, the 5th place USA, and the first appearance China.
Women's coach Halle Makiri said, "The combination doesn't change our preparations for the Olympics, but we'll decide where to focus on depending on the teams we're competing against."
The qualifying league will start on the 26th for boys and the 29th for girls, and 8 teams will advance to the final tournament, including the top 2 teams in each group and the top 2 teams in each group.