Chen Keyi

Chen Keyi
Date of birth (1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthSichuan, China[1]
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2012–Present  China
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  China
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Chen Keyi (born 23 July 1995) is a Chinese rugby sevens player.[2]

Rugby career

Chen competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4] She represented China at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6]

In 2024, she competed for China in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series; her side won the first round of the series which took place in Dubai.[7][8] She also featured in the second leg of the Series and scored a try in China's Cup final win against Argentina in Montevideo.[9]

Chen was named in the Chinese squad and will make her second Olympic appearance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Chen Keyi". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Chen Keyi". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rugby Sevens - United States vs China - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Sevens Squads for Tokyo 2020 from Asia". Asia Rugby. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. ^ "China Women's Sevens Coach Osea Kolinisau Optimistic About RWC Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ^ "China Women's Sevens Coach Osea Kolinisau Optimistic About RWC Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  8. ^ Constable, Grant (14 January 2024). "Kenya and China score brilliant tries to win HSBC Sevens Challenger". amp.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Hosts Uruguay, China celebrate Challenger Series success in Montevideo". www.world.rugby. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ "China - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Rugby Sevens Schedule & Team News". RugbyAsia247. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.


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