Rugby Sevens - Team Hong Kong, China

General
Hong Kong, China arrive in Hangzhou as defending champions. The team went undefeated throughout the entire tournament in 2018 in Indonesia, breezing through a group containing the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Pakistan. They then beat Thailand and the Republic of Korea in the knockout rounds to set up a gold medal match against Japan. Having lost to Japan in the final of both Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014, they finally overcame their Japanese rivals 14-0 to claim their first Asian Games title.

In 2022 Hong Kong, China were crowned Asian Series champions for the fifth time in 10 years, after triumphs in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2021. In the 2022 series they won finals against Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United Arab Emirates to claim victory at all three tournaments. The 2021 edition was held as a single tournament in Dubai, where the Hong Kong, China team defeated the Republic of Korea 33-7 in the final. They had finished as runners-up to the Japanese team at the three editions of the competition between 2017 and 2019.

The team competed at all eight editions of the World Cup between 1993 and 2022. As hosts of the 1997 World Cup they reached the plate final but were beaten 40-19 by Tonga. They lost to Uruguay in the preliminary round in 2022, and ultimately secured 19th place with a win over Tonga.