| Rugby Sevens at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Youth Olympic Sports Park |
| Dates | 17–20 August |
| Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
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| boys | girls | |
Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 20 August at the Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China. The 2014 Games marked the debut of Rugby sevens at the Youth Olympics as it was voted an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]
A total of 6 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 12 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China was given a spot to compete in the girls’ tournament. The six male and five other female teams were decided at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens held in Moscow, Russia from 28–30 June 2013. [2] The top ranking nation from each of the six regional unions qualified a team (in the girls’ tournament NACRA and CONSUR were combined). [3]
However, due to the rule where nations may only qualify a single team sport (field hockey, football, handball and rugby sevens) in each gender some teams had to make a choice in which sport to participate in. Any declined teams were reallocated to the next best ranked team at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in the same regional union. Should none remain the spot would go to the next best ranked team not yet qualified. [3]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1997. [3]
| Regional Unions | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Africa (CAR) |  |  |
| Asia (ARFU) |  |  |
| Europe (FIRA-AER) |  |  |
| North America and Caribbean (NACRA) |  |  |
| South America (CONSUR) |  | - |
| Oceania (FORU) |  |  |
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. [4]
| Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | Sunday | 09:00 16:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 18 | Monday | 09:00 16:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 19 | Tuesday | 09:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 19 | Tuesday | 15:30 | Boys' 5-6 Match Girls' 5-6 Match Boys' Semifinals Girls' Semifinals |
| August 20 | Wednesday | 09:00 | Boys' Medal Matches Girls' Medal Matches |
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
China competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014 as the host country.
Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 20 to 25 August at the Jiangning Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Rowing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 20 August at the Nanjing Rowing-Canoeing School in Nanjing, China.
Archery at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 22 to 26 August. The events took place at the Fangshan Sports Training Base in Nanjing, China.
Beach Volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from August 17 to August 27. This was the first time beach volleyball was held at the Youth Olympics with indoor volleyball appearing at the 2010 edition. The events took place at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Modern pentathlon at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 22 to 26 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing, China.
Table tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 23 August at the Wutaishan Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Diving at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 23 to 27 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing, China.
Gymnastics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 27 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing, China.
Taekwondo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 21 August at the Nanjing International Expo Center in Nanjing, China. There will be five weight classes for each gender.
Judo at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 21 August at the Longjiang Gymnasium in Nanjing, China.
Fencing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 20 August at the Nanjing International Expo Center in Nanjing, China.
Badminton at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics took place from 17 to 22 August 2014. The competition was held at the Nanjing Sport Institute in Nanjing, China.
Boxing at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 23 to 27 August 2018 at the Nanjing International Expo Center in Nanjing, China. For the first time three female boxing events took place at the Youth Olympics.
Golf at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 19 August to 26 August at the Zhongshan International Golf Club in Nanjing, China. This marked the debut of golf at the Youth Olympics as it was voted an Olympic sport for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 24 August at the Nanjing Sport Institute in Nanjing, China.
Basketball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 18 to 26 August at the Wutaishan Sports Center in Nanjing, China. As in 2010 the 3x3 format returned, along with a new event, the skill challenge.
Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 22 August at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Field hockey at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 27 August at the Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China. This Youth Olympics marked the debut of Hockey 5s, a 5-a-side tournament that is played on a smaller field size.
Teams made up of athletes representing different National Olympic Committees (NOCs), called mixed-NOCs teams, participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. These teams participated in either events composed entirely of mixed-NOCs teams, or in events which saw the participation of mixed-NOCs teams and non-mixed-NOCs teams. When a mixed-NOCs team won a medal, the Olympic flag was raised rather than a national flag; if a mixed-NOCs team won gold, the Olympic anthem would be played instead of national anthems. A total of 17 events with Mixed NOCs were held.
