While most of the athletes still have a few days to familiarise themselves with the Olympic Village and what is to come at the 2024 Games in Paris, starting on Friday, that is not the case for the South African Sevens rugby team.
For the Blitzboks its go, go, go from tomorrow (Wednesday) when the Sevens tournament gets under way at the Stade de France.
The tournament is being held at the very start of the Paris Olympic Games and both the mens and womens teams will be in action.
For the men, whove been among the worlds leading teams over the years, its a chance to do something special after performing poorly during the most recent World Rugby Sevens Series. The Blitzboks failed to qualify directly for the Games and also missed out through African qualifying.
Nice energyOnly in the last month, following their win at the Olympic repechage tournament in Monaco , did the team of Philip Snyman book their place at the Games.
