USA speedster Perry Baker insists his only target is to help USA win a gold medal in 7s rugby in the 2020 Japan Olympic Games.
Baker has dismissed claims he is to sign for Biarritz in France.
Baker, who has been named the HSBC World Rugby Men’s Sevens Player of the Year for the last two years, will only consider offers to break into the 15 man game after attaining an Olympic medal.
He says he would not play in France and miss out on the Olympic Games because his dream is to have a medal around his neck.
Baker adds his focus is on helping the USA finish in the top four of the HSBC World Sevens Series and automatically qualify for the Olympic Games in Japan.
He says Fiji won gold in 2016 and that would be something amazing to hang your hat on and be able to say you are a medallist at the Games and the percentage of people around the world who can say that is very small adding it is an opportunity you don’t want to miss out on.
USA is pooled with England, Samoa and Tonga in the Hamilton 7s this weekend.
[Source: World Rugby]
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