Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens

Great Britain's women's rugby sevens team won gold at the European Games in Krakow, Poland to clinch a place at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The dominant GB women ran in five tries to beat Poland 33-0 in Tuesday's final.

Ireland beat Great Britain 26-12 in the final of the rugby sevens at the European Games to secure their place at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. James Topping's European gold medallists joined the Ireland women's team in reaching next year's Games. ... With Ireland taking the qualification spot for Paris, Great Britain and Spain will advance to the final repechage next year as they target an Olympic place. ... Ireland men become the seventh team to qualify for Paris 2024, joining hosts France, New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji, Australia and Uruguay, with the remaining six spots to be determined by regional qualifying tournaments and next year's World Rugby repechage.

There is a debate as to whether rugby, along with a lot of other sports, is really an Olympic Sport, but nevertheless, I don't blame Dupont wanting a shot at competing in a home Olympic Games. Probably a good time to do it with the most recent RWC cycle finished as well.

It might also give others teams a chance in the 2024 6N, such is Dupont's quality. I see him as the Lionel Messi of the rugby world - and I'm sure he will win a world cup eventually like Messi did.