Olympics: Japan's women continue host's rugby sevens pain

Kyodo -- Jul 30

The Japanese women's rugby sevens team lost the first two games of their Olympic tournament on Thursday, continuing the host nation's poor Tokyo Games in the sport.

A first-up 48-0 drubbing at the hands of reigning Olympic gold medalists Australia at Tokyo Stadium was compounded by a 17-7 loss to the United States, the latter score flattering the Japanese team.