Summer Olympics

There have been proposals for sevens to be included in the Olympic Games (it has been in the Commonwealth Games since 1998). However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) turned down the bid for the purposes of the 2012 Olympics to be held in London.

Oswald later confirmed that he had never in fact watched a game of sevens, or indeed, fifteens rugby. Although disappointed, the IRB responded by pointing out that in terms of the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius (faster, higher, stronger), a rugby player was more likely to possess all of these attributes than competitors in some other Olympic events. The IRB has recently moved to counter criticisms that it only proposed for a male Olympic tournament, establishing a series of Sevens events for women; the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens included a women's championship for the first time.

On the 13 August 2009, the executive board announced that rugby sevens would be recommended for inclusion in the 2016 Olympic Games. On 9 October 2009, IOC voted to include rugby sevens and golf on the program for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The other 26 sports were also confirmed with a big majority of the votes. The 2016 Summer Olympic program is scheduled to feature 28 sports and a total of 38 disciplines. There were two open spots for sports and initially seven sports began the bidding for inclusion in the 2016 program.

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