The women's bid for Olympic gold in the rugby sevens starts on Saturday, and we have the busy schedule for a packed three days listed below. Australia are the top seeds, with New Zealand and Canada also expected to do well. In addition to the medal matches, keep an eye out for Brazil, Colombia, Japan and Kenya; whichever finishes highest in the tournament rankings will earn a spot on the women's circuit next year.
Saturday 6th August
Session One (from 3pm on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 1 (15:00 – 15:20) Pool B – France v Spain
Match 2 (15:30 – 15:50) Pool B – New Zealand v Kenya
Match 3 (16:00 – 16:20) Pool C – Great Britain v Brazil
Match 4 (16:30 – 16:50) Pool C – Canada v Japan
Match 5 (17:00 – 17:20) Pool A – USA v Fiji
Match 6 (17:30 – 17:50) Pool A – Australia v Colombia
Session Two (from 8pm on BBC)
Match 7 (20:00 – 20:20) Pool B – France v Kenya
Match 8 (20:30 – 20:50) Pool B – New Zealand v Spain
Match 9 (21:00 – 21:20) Pool C – Great Britain v Japan
Match 10 (21:30 – 21:50) Pool C – Canada v Brazil
Match 11 (22:00 – 22:20) Pool A – USA v Colombia
Match 12 (22:30 – 22:50) Pool A – Australia v Fiji
Oh Canada: Kayla Moleschi charges forward
Sunday 7th August
Session Three (from 3pm on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 13 (15:00 – 15:20) Pool B – Spain v Kenya
Match 14 (15:30 – 15:50) Pool B – New Zealand v France
Match 15 (16:00 – 16:20) Pool C – Brazil v Japan
Match 16 (16:30 – 16:50) Pool C – Canada v Great Britain
Match 17 (17:00 – 17:20) Pool A – Fiji v Colombia
Match 18 (17:30 – 17:50) Pool A – Australia v USA
Play-offs/quarter-finals (from 8pm on BBC)
Match 19 (20:00 – 20:20) Play-off – Seed 9 v Seed 12
Match 20 (20:30 – 20:50) Play-off – Seed 10 v Seed 11
Match 21 (21:00 – 21:20) Medal QF1 – 1st Pool A v Seed 8
Match 22 (21:30 – 21:50) Medal QF2 – 2nd Pool C v 2nd Pool B
Match 23 (22:00 – 22:20) Medal QF3 – 1st Pool C v 2nd Pool A
Match 24 (22:30 – 22:50) Medal QF4 – 1st Pool B v Seed 7
Centimetres: Australia’s Tiana Penitani dots over against France
Monday 8th August
Semi-finals from 4.30pm, Finals from 21:30 (on BBC)
Deodoro Stadium
Match 25 (16:30 – 16:50) 11th Place Play-off – Loser Game 19 v Loser Game 20
Match 26 (17:00 – 17:20) 9th Place Play-off – Winner Game 19 v Winner Game 20
Match 27 (17:30 – 17:50) 5th Place Semi-final – Loser Game 21 v Loser Game 22
Match 28 (18:00 – 18:20) 5th Place Semi-final – Loser Game 23 v Loser Game 24
Match 29 (18:30 – 18:50) Medal Semi-final – Winner Game 21 v Winner Game 22
Match 30 (19:00 – 19:20) Medal Semi-final – Winner Game 23 v Winner Game 24
Match 31 (21:30 – 21:50) 7th Place Playoff – Loser Game 27 v Loser Game 28
Match 32 (22:00 – 22:20) 5th Place Play-off – Winner Game 27 v Winner Game 28
Match 33 (22:30 – 22:50) Bronze Medal Match – Loser Game 29 v Loser Game 30
Match 34 (23:00 – 23:20) Gold Medal Match – Winner Game 29 v Winner Game 30