Canada’s Women’s Sevens Rugby Team Takes Silver at Olympics

Published on July 31, 2024

Canada’s women’s sevens rugby team has earned a silver medal at the Paris Olympics after a match with New Zealand. This marks Canada’s best-ever result in the event at Olympics. “Oh Canada is proud,” Rugby Canada said in a July 30 post on the X platform. “Canada’s Women’s Sevens Team’s amazing performance over the last three days in Paris has led to our FIRST EVER silver medal and best ever performance at the Olympics,” the post said. The July 30 game saw New Zealand win 19–12. The country won gold in 2020 and silver in 2016, the first year the sport was included in the Olympics....

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