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Mateo Viñals
Mateo Viñals (born 7 October 1998) is a Uruguayan rugby sevens player. He competed for Uruguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ... in Paris. References 1998 births Living people Uruguayan rugby sevens players Olympic rugby sevens players for Uruguay Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Uruguay-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguayans
Uruguayans ( es, uruguayos) are people identified with the country of Uruguay, through citizenship or descent. Uruguay is home to people of different ethnic origins. As a result, many Uruguayans do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and their allegiance to Uruguay. Colloquially, primarily among other Spanish-speaking Latin American nations, Uruguayans are also referred to as "''orientals s in Easterners'" ( es, orientales). Uruguay is, along with much of the Americas, a melting pot of different peoples, with the difference that it has traditionally maintained a model that promotes cultural assimilation, hence the different cultures have been absorbed by the mainstream. Uruguay has one of the most homogeneous populations in South America; the most common ethnic backgrounds by far being those from Spain, Italy, Germany and France i.e. Spanish Uruguayans, Italian Uruguayans, German Uruguayans , French Uruguayans and Polish Uruguayans. Immigratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay National Rugby Sevens Team
The Uruguay national rugby sevens team participates at the World Rugby and Sudamérica Rugby tournaments for rugby sevens national teams. Uruguay won the Sudamérica Rugby Sevens in 2012, and was runner-up six times. The team was fourth at both the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games. Uruguay played six rounds of the inaugural 1999–2000 World Sevens Series, scoring series points at the 2000 Punta del Este Sevens and 2000 Fiji Sevens. They participated in the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens World Series Qualifier, reaching the quarterfinals after finishing second in their pool, but lost to Russia 21-14. At the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens World Series Qualifier, they claimed wins over Brazil and Mexico and losses to Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea. The team did not qualify to the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens. The team participated in the 2018 World Series Qualifier at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens. Uruguay qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens after winning the regional qualifiers at the 2018 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Sevens At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics, rugby sevens tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held at Stade de France, which also served as a host stadium of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The tournament was played over three match days from 24 to 27 July 2024, with no matches on 26 July due to the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, Olympics opening ceremony. The hosts France national rugby sevens team, France defeated reigning champions Fiji national rugby sevens team, Fiji in the final to win their first ever Olympic title in the event. Competition schedule Qualification Squads and officials Squads Each squad can have up to 12 players, as well as two traveling reserves in case of injury. Officials World Rugby revealed the 12 referees on 8 May 2024. * Ben Breakspear (Welsh Rugby Union, Wales/British Olympic Association, Great Britain) * Paulo Duarte (rugby union official), Paulo Duarte (Portuguese Rugby Federation, Portugal) * Gianluca Gnecchi (Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
