Tokyo Olympics: Great Britain beat Canada convincingly in opening rugby sevens match

Last update on. From the section OlympicsGreat Britain was awarded silver at Rio Olympics 2016 in rugby sevensTokyo Olympic Games on BBC Dates: 23 Jul-8 Aug Time in Tokyo: BST+8. Listen live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and BBC Red Button; Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, and Sounds; Live text and video clips available on BBC Sport app and website.Great Britain's rugby sevens team began with a 24-0 victory over Canada in Pool B at the Tokyo Olympics.Dan Norton had two tries, and Dan Bibby kicked twice for the Rio Olympics silver medallists.They will be facing Japan on Monday.Fiji, the defending champions, beat the hosts by 24-19 earlier. Their victory four years back was their first ever Olympic medal.The twelve teams are divided into four groups, with the top two teams and the best third-placed teams qualifying to the knockout stage.