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Leila Cássia Silva

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Leila Cássia Silva
Silva, during Brazil's match against Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Full nameLeila Cássia dos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
?–Present  Brazil

Leila Cássia dos Santos Silva (born 23 October 1996) is a Brazilian rugby sevens player.

Silva competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] She represented Brazil at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town, they placed eleventh overall.[2][citation needed]

She was originally named as a traveling reserve for Brazil, but competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Leila dos Santos Silva". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Brazil ready for Rugby Sevens World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. ^ "Brazil Roster for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  4. ^ Ramalho, Victor (2024-07-03). "Seleção Brasileira Feminina de Rugby Sevens define as 12 jogadoras finais para Paris 2024" [Brazilian women's rugby sevens team defines the final 12 players for Paris 2024]. brasilrugby.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Rugby Confederation. Retrieved 2024-07-04.