The European Rugby Federation (RE) decided that the competition of rugby 7 which will be held at the end of June in Krakow (Poland) within the framework of European Games serve as qualifying tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Spanish men’s and women’s teams will form a twelve-part competition whose champions will qualify directly for Paris 2024 and the other two medalists in each category will enter a world play-off tournament held a few months before the Olympic events.
The French teams will not go to Krakow as they are officially classified for Paris 2024 as hosts, while doubts persist about the Irish women’s team, which will soon guarantee their Olympic participation through the World Series.
If the Irish maintain the fifth place they currently hold in the final two tournaments of the season, they will not need to participate in the European Games and will give up their place to Norway, the first team in the continental rankings to be left behind. out of competition in Krakow.
So, the Irish or Norwegian will complete a list of rivals for Spain that make up Great Britain -main favorite without its neighboring islands-, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Romania, Turkey, Portugal, Italy and Sweden.
In the men’s category, the British and Irish look set to fight for direct qualification for Paris 2024 and Spain will try to access the world play-off tournament against Poland, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Georgia, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Romania.
Source: La Verdad
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