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Rugby

Beijing hosts Sevens in Oct

The China stop of the Asian Rugby Sevens Series will be held at Chaoyang Sports Center on Oct 18-19. Twelve men's teams, including Japan, South Korea, China and Hong Kong SAR, and eight women's teams will play in the final leg of the series, a warm-up competition for the Asian Rugby Sevens qualification for the 2016 Olympics. The Incheon Asian Games, which officially opens on Friday, is the third stop of the series.