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Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in Asia. Initially contested as a single tournament, the championship was expanded into a two-tournament series in 2014. The competition is sanctioned and sponsored by Asia Rugby, which is the rugby union governing body for the region. The first official regional 7s championship for international women's teams from Asia was held in Hong Kong, played as part of the 2000 Hong Kong Sevens tournament. In 2003, ten international teams competed in a separate tournament for the Asia Champions Cup, with six teams progressing to the Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Since then, the regional 7s championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the Rugby 7s World Cup, or other sevens tournaments. Background Rugby sevens – also known as 7-a-side, or 7s – is a short form of the sport of rugby union that was first played in 1883. The first (men's) internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 ARFU Women's Sevens Series
The 2014 ARFU Women's Sevens Series is the 15th edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament for women. It was played over two legs hosted in Hong Kong and Beijing, China. China's earlier win in Hong Kong and their runners-up position in Beijing earned them the crow of Asian Sevens champions of 2014, with Japan as runners-up and Hong Kong in third place. Tournaments Hong Kong The first leg of the tournament was held from 22 to 23 August 2014 at Shek Kip Mei Park, Hong Kong. Pool stages Pool W Pool X Knockout stages Plate Cup China The second and last leg was held from 18 to 19 October 2014 at Beijing, China Pool stages Pool W Pool X Knockout stages Plate Cup Final standings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Asia 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Championships
The 2016 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the seventeenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament for women. It was played over three legs hosted in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. Hong Kong The first leg was held at the Hong Kong Football Club Stadium. Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Plate Semi-Finals Cup Semi-Finals Hong Kong Standings Korea The second leg was held at the Namdong Asiad Rugby Field. Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Plate Semi-Finals Cup Semi-Finals Hong Kong Standings Colombo The third and final leg was held at the Race Course International Rugby Stadium. Pool C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Pool D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Plate Semi-Finals Cup Semi-Finals Colombo Standings Final standings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Asia 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
The 2000 Hong Kong Women's Sevens was the third edition of the tournament. It took place between the 22–24 March, 2000. It also featured the first official appearance of the New Zealand women's team since the tournament began in 1997. New Zealand beat Australia in the final to win the tournament. Tournament Games involving the Arabian Gulf, Hong Kong, Japan, Kazakhstan, Singapore and Thailand comprised the 2000 Asian Women's Sevens championship. Pool stages Pool A *Samoa 31–0 Arabian Gulf *New Zealand 41–0 Wales *Hong Kong 31–0 Thailand ''(Asian Sevens)'' *Samoa 22–10 Wales *Thailand 17–10 Arabian Gulf ''(Asian Sevens)'' *New Zealand 62–0 Hong Kong *Wales 25–0 Thailand *New Zealand 38–0 Samoa *Hong Kong 22–5 Arabian Gulf ''(Asian Sevens)'' *New Zealand 52–0 Thailand *Samoa 19–12 Hong Kong *Wales 54–0 Arabian Gulf *Samoa 53–0 Thailand *Wales 12–12 Hong Kong *New Zealand 50–0 Arabian Gulf Pool B *Australia 56–0 Singapore *USA 29–0 Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Sports
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the most significant disruption to the worldwide sporting calendar since World War II. Across the world and to varying degrees, sports events have been cancelled or postponed. The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were rescheduled to 2021. At the time, spectators had no games to watch and players no games to play. Only a few countries and territories, such as Hong Kong, Turkmenistan, Belarus, and Nicaragua, continued professional sporting matches as planned. International multi-sport events Summer Olympics The 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were scheduled to take place in Tokyo starting 24 July and 25 August respectively. Although the Japanese government had taken extra precautions to help minimize the outbreak's impact in the country, qualifying events were being canceled or postponed almost daily. According to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, Tokyo 2020 organizing-committee chief executive Toshiro Muto voiced concerns on 5 February, that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally. After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms: Luang Phrabang, Vientiane and Champasak. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vientiane
Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of the Mekong, close to the Thai border. Vientiane was the administrative capital during French rule and, due to economic growth in recent times, is now the economic center of Laos. The city had a population of 948,477 as of the 2020 Census. Vientiane is noted as the home of the most significant national monuments in Laos – That Luang – which is a known symbol of Laos and an icon of Buddhism in Laos. Other significant Buddhist temples in Laos can be found there as well, such as Haw Phra Kaew, which formerly housed the Emerald Buddha. The city hosted the 25th Southeast Asian Games in December 2009, celebrating 50 years of the Southeast Asian Games. Etymology 'Vientiane' is the French name derived from the Lao ''Viangchan'' . The name wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 ARFU Women's Sevens Championships
The 2015 Asia Rugby women's qualification series for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held over two rounds in Hong Kong and Tokyo from 7–29 November, following a preliminary qualifying round held in Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ... on 7–8 March. Japan won both rounds to gain direct qualification to the 2016 Olympic Sevens women's tournament. Preliminary qualifying round Pool stage ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Playoffs ;Fifth place match ;Third place match ;Final Pre-qualifier placings Asia Olympic qualifying rounds Eight women's teams were originally scheduled for the Asia Olympic qualifying rounds, but Thailand, Singapore and Uzbekistan withdrew and Guam was invite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was hosted as two tournament events in the United Arab Emirates in late November 2021. Following the cancellation of the 2020 series due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the twelfth edition of Asia's continental sevens circuit. The first leg of the tournament was a qualifier for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in South Africa. Japan and China qualified for the World Cup. The lower-tier Trophy tournaments, hosted in Lebanon, Uzbekistan and Thailand served as qualifiers, with the winners eligible to compete in the main series. Teams 8 teams competed in the main series. * * * * * * * * Schedule Incheon, Huizhou and Colombo were originally scheduled as legs of the 2021 series, but all were eventually cancelled due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced by two events in the United Arab Emirates. The official schedule for the 2021 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is: Standings Tournaments Dubai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the twentieth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The series was played over three legs in South Korea, China, and Sri Lanka. The top three teams earned qualification to the 2020–21 World Series Qualifier for a chance to earn core team status for the following World Series. Teams The eight "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for 2019 are: * * * * * * * * Malaysia was promoted to core team status after winning the 2018 SevensTrophy in Singapore, replacing South Korea who were relegated after finishing as the lowest-placed core team in 2018. Tour venues The official schedule for the 2019 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is: Final standings Tournaments South Korea The tournament was held 31 August – 1 September in South Korea. All times in Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00). Pool stage Pool C Pool D Knockout stage Plate Cup China The tournament was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2018 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the nineteenth edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament. The series will be played over three legs in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Sri Lanka. The top two teams that are not already core teams on the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series will earn qualification to the 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens for a chance to earn core team status for the following World Series. Teams Hong Kong The tournament was held 14–15 September in Hong Kong. All times in Hong Kong Time ( UTC+08:00). Pool stage Pool C Pool D Knockout stage Plate Cup South Korea The tournament was held 29–30 September in Incheon. All times in Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00). Pool stage Pool C Pool D Knockout stage Plate Cup Sri Lanka The tournament will be held 13–14 October in Colombo. All times in Sri Lanka Standard Time ( UTC+05:30). Pool stage Pool C Pool D Knockout stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
