There are four venues that have been or are planned to be used for rugby sevens in the Summer Olympics:
Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at this venue at these games | Capacity | Ref. |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro | Deodoro Stadium | Modern pentathlon (riding, combined run & shoot) | 15,000 | [1] |
2020 Tokyo | Tokyo Stadium | Football, Modern pentathlon (swimming, riding, combined run & shoot) | 50,000 | [2] |
2024 Paris | Stade de France | Athletics | 30,000 | [3] |
2028 Los Angeles | Dignity Health Sports Park [lower-alpha 1] | Modern pentathlon (all except fencing) | 30,000 | [4] |
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