They are headed by Great Britain, the men’s silver medallists when sevens made its Olympic debut at Rio 2016 and whose men and women both finished fourth at Tokyo 2020.

They will be joined in the men’s event by Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania.

In the women’s event, Belgium, Czech Republic, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and Turkey will compete alongside Britain.

The participants were selected following the 2022 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy and Championship Series and 2022-2023 World Rugby World Series, in accordance with the Olympic Qualification System for Paris 2024.

The gold medallists in the men’s and women’s tournaments in Kraków will seal their qualification for next year’s Olympics in the French capital.

The stand-alone tournament is scheduled to take place at the Henryk Reyman Stadium, the home ground of Wisła Kraków football team and which hosted a Rugby Europe Men’s Championship Series event last year.

"Rugby sevens is a high-octane sport that combines endurance, intensity and skill at the highest level, ensuring that the crowd will be kept on the edge of their seats throughout the competition," the European Olympic Committee promised when announcing the participating teams.

Rugby sevens is one of 26 sports due to feature on the programme for the third edition of the European Games, due to take place in Kraków and the regions of Małopolska and Śląsk from June 21 until July 2.