Paris Olympics: Rugby sevens

Paris Olympics: Rugby sevens

Kippei Ishida (R) of Japan runs with the ball in the second half of a Paris Olympic men's rugby sevens Pool A match against New Zealand on July 24, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris.

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Team New Zealand forward Shiu Tone Ng Shiu (3), Team Japan forward Kippei Ishida (2) and Team New Zealand back Tepaea Cook-Savage (10) during the Rugby Sevens men’s Pool C match between Japan and New Zealand at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on July 24, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Team Japan forward Kippei Ishida (2) and Team New Zealand back Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (6) during the Rugby Sevens men’s Pool C match between Japan and New Zealand at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on July 24, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Team Japan forward Kippei Ishida (2) and Team New Zealand back Ngarohi McGarvey-Black (6) during the Rugby Sevens men’s Pool C match between Japan and New Zealand at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on July 24, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Paris 2024 - Rugby Sevens - Japan v New Zealand

Team Japan back Kippei Taninaka (7) during the Rugby Sevens men’s Pool C match between Japan and New Zealand at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on July 24, 2024. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-RUGBY SEVENS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-RUGBY SEVENS (CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Taninaka Kippei of Japan competes during the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Rugby Sevens between China and Japan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Ren Zhenglai)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-RUGBY SEVENS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-RUGBY SEVENS (CN)

(230926) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Taninaka Kippei (1st, R) of Japan celebrates after the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Rugby Sevens between China and Japan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)