Charity Williams Explained

Charity Williams
Honorific Suffix:OLY
Birth Date:20 October 1996
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Height:1.62 m
Weight:68kg
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2015–Present
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:124 (350)

Charity Williams (born October 20, 1996) is a Canadian rugby sevens player.[1]

Career

Williams participated in gymnastics during her childhood and wanted to compete on the Olympic stage.[2] [3] She soon realized that her goal of going to the Olympics could not be achieved in gymnastics. In Grade 10 a friend introduced her to rugby, so she decided to attend practice and fell in love with her new-found sport.

In 2016, Williams was named to Canada's first ever women's rugby sevens Olympic team.[4]

Alongside teammates Pam Buisa and Caroline Crossley, Williams represents the national women's sevens team on the Rugby Canada Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour Working Group which was established on July 17, 2020.[5]

In June 2021, Williams was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[6] [7]

She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals,[9] before losing the final to New Zealand.[10] [11]

Achievements and honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charity Williams . Olympic.ca . 8 July 2016 . . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160713001751/http://olympic.ca/team-canada/charity-williams/ . 2016-07-13 . live .
  2. Web site: Dymock . Alan . 2021-07-30 . Charity Williams: "Gymnastics wasn't going to take me to the Olympics" . 2022-08-20 . Rugby World . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2020-03-18 . Charity Williams . 2022-08-20 . www.thegistsports.com . en.
  4. News: Beth . MacDonnell . Historic first Canadian women selected for Olympic rugby at Rio 2016 . Olympic.ca . . July 8, 2016 . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160709224209/http://olympic.ca/2016/07/08/historic-first-canadian-women-selected-to-hit-the-olympic-rugby-pitch-at-rio-2016/ . 2016-07-09 . live .
  5. Web site: RUGBY CANADA ESTABLISH BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR (BIPOC) WORKING GROUP AND ADOPT ZERO TOLERANCE ENVIRONMENT. 2021-05-06. Rugby Canada. 17 July 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada names women's and men's rugby teams for Tokyo 2020. Canadian Olympic Committee. 25 June 2021. 4 July 2021.
  7. News: Davidson. Neil. 25 June 2021. Veteran trio to lead Canada's rugby 7s squads at the Tokyo Olympics. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Team Canada reveals women's rugby sevens squad for Paris 2024. 10 July 2024 . Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Team Canada shocks Australia, will go for gold in women's rugby sevens. Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Canada wins silver in women's rugby sevens after narrowly losing to All Blacks in Olympic final. Toronto Star. 30 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Gutsy Team Canada earns silver in women's rugby sevens. Canadian Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024.
  12. Web site: Canadians dominate Langford Dream Team. 2017-05-29. Americas Rugby News. en-US. 2019-05-13.

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