Keyara Wardley (born December 1, 1998) is a Canadian

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, in the sevens discipline.

Career

Wardley was part of Canada's

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team that won the bronze medal. In June 2021, Wardley was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team. She competed for Canada at the

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. They placed sixth overall after losing to

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in the fifth place final. She was chosen for the

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, France. The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat

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21-12 in the semi-finals, before losing the final to

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References

External links

Keyara Wardley
at

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Keyara Wardley
at the

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* 2000 births Living people Canada international rugby sevens players Canada international women's rugby sevens players Youth Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Calgary Rugby union players from Alberta 21st-century Canadian women Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rugby sevens Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub