Hong Kong Sevens proves to be in rude health on 50th anniversary

To become an international sporting venue, it helps to have an iconic event that appears on the bucket lists of sports fans worldwide.

With its 50th anniversary tournament, the Hong Kong Sevens has now consolidated that claim several times over.
It bounced back from the pandemic when the city needed a morale booster.

Last year, it emerged even stronger from a move to a new venue that tested fun-loving fans’ loyalty.

Now it has confounded concerns that geopolitical tension and wars would dim its...