Team sports: how can your Team Qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics?

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• Basketball
• Basket 3×3
• Football
• Handball
• Hockey
• Rugby sevens
• Volleyball
• Beach-volley
• Water polo

Basketball

The host country is qualified automatically, with the other teams qualifying through the World Cup or an Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Number of spaces: 12 men’s teams / 12 women’s teams

Men

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country
• 7 teams qualified during the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, with a quota for each continent: 2 from America, 2 from Europe, 1 from Africa, 1 from Asia, 1 from Oceania
• 4 teams qualified during a FIBA 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT).

Women

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country
• 1 team qualified following its victory at the 2022 FIBA Basketball World Cup
• 10 teams qualified during the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in 2024

3×3 basketball

The qualification system is the same for men and women. Teams can be selected in three ways: with a global ranking based on the best performances by players on the FIBA 3×3 official tour, with two “Universal” Olympic Qualifying Tournaments and an Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Number of spaces: 8 men’s teams / 8 women’s teams

• 3 teams qualified, based on their position in the FIBA 3×3 ranking on 1 November 2023. This ranking is calculated by adding up the points for each country’s top 25 men’s and women’s players. Note that the qualification of France, the host country, is based on approval by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF).
• 2 teams qualified, after winning Universal Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 and FIBA Universal Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2.
• 3 teams qualified, based on the top three teams from the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2024.

Football

The Olympic football tournament is open to all players for the women’s teams, whereas for the men’s teams, it is open exclusively to players under the age of 23, with the exception of three older players on each team. Each confederation has a quota of teams selected for the Olympic Games, which is defined beforehand.

Number of spaces: 16 men’s teams / 12 women’s teams

Men

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country
• 3 teams (+1) from Asia. A 4th team will have a play-off match against the 4th team from Africa, with the winner of this match to qualify.
• 3 teams (+1) from Africa. A 4th team will have a play-off match against the 4th team from Asia, with the winner of this match to qualify.
• 2 teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
• 2 teams from South America.
• 3 teams from Europe.
• 1 team from Oceania.

Women

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country.
• 2 teams from Asia.
• 2 teams from Africa.
• 2 teams from North America.
• 2 teams from South America.
• 2 teams from Europe.
• 1 team: from Oceania.

Handball

The qualification system is the same for men and women. The host country is qualified automatically. Other teams can be selected in three ways: by winning the world championship, during a continental qualification event or competition, or during Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQT).

Number of spaces: 12 men’s teams / 12 women’s teams

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country.
• 1 team qualified following its victory at the 2023 World Handball Championship. If the host country, i.e. France, wins the tournament, the second-placed team will qualify.
• 4 teams qualified through continental qualifying events. An event with one qualifying place for the top-ranked team is organised on each of the Asian, African and European continents. For North America, the Caribbean, Central and South America, a single qualifying event is organised for these three regions, with the top-ranked team for these three regions to qualify.
• 6 teams qualified following the women’s and men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Hockey

The qualification system is the same for men and women. The host country is qualified subject to certain conditions, while the other teams will need to win their continental championships or achieve a podium position in one of the two Olympic Qualifying Tournaments to qualify.

Number of spaces: 12 men’s teams / 12 women’s teams

• 1 team qualified: France, as the host country, if it has been in the world top 25 during the four years prior to the Games (which is the case for the French women’s and men’s teams).
• 5 teams qualified after winning each of the five continental championships: African Hockey Road to Paris 2023, Pan American Games 2023, Asian Games 2022, EuroHockey Championship 2023 and Oceania Cup 2023.
• 6 teams qualified through the two Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (early 2024) with eight teams each, organised by the FIH. The three teams that finish on the podium in each of the tournaments will qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Rugby sevens

The host country is qualified automatically, with the other teams to qualify based on a world ranking, by winning one of the six Olympic Qualifying Tournaments or the final repechage tournament.

Number of spaces: 12 men’s teams / 12 women’s teams

Men

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country.
• 4 teams qualified: the top four from the final ranking following the World Rugby Sevens Series (2022-2023).
• 6 teams qualified: the winners of each of the six men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments organised by the World Rugby Regional Associations in 2023 will qualify (1 from Africa, 1 from Asia, 1 from Europe, 1 from North America, 1 from South America and 1 from Oceania)
• 1 team qualified following the men’s Olympic final repechage tournament.

Women

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country
• 4 teams qualified: the top four from the final ranking following the World Rugby Sevens Series (2022-2023)
• 6 teams qualified: the winners of each of the six women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments organised by the World Rugby Regional Associations in 2023 will qualify (1 from Africa, 1 from Asia, 1 from Europe, 1 from North America, 1 from South America and 1 from Oceania)
• 1 team qualified: the winner of the women’s Olympic final repechage tournament.

Volleyball

The qualification system is the same for men and women. The host country is qualified automatically, with the other teams to qualify through an Olympic Qualifying Tournament or based on a world ranking, in which a team will be prioritised if its continent is not already represented by a team that has qualified.

Number of spaces: 12 men’s teams / 12 women’s teams.

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country
• 6 teams qualified: the top two from each of the three Olympic Qualifying Tournament pools (women’s and men’s) qualify.
• 5 teams qualified: the top teams from the world ranking following the end of the Volleyball Nations League 2024 preliminary round will qualify. Teams from a continent from which no teams have qualified will be given priority.

Beach volley

The qualification system is the same for men and women. The French team is qualified automatically, as the host country. To be selected, the other teams will need to either win the world championship or their confederation’s tournament, or be one of the top 17 teams in the Olympic Ranking List.

Number of spaces: 24 men’s teams / 24 women’s teams

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country.
• 1 team qualified: winner of the FIVB Senior Beach Volleyball World Championship in 2023.
• 17 teams qualified: the top teams from the Olympic Ranking List on 10 June 2024. A country may therefore be represented by two teams, which was the case during previous editions of the Games.
• 5 teams qualified: the teams winning their confederation’s tournaments: an Asian tournament (AVC), an African tournament (CAVB), a European tournament (CEV), a South American tournament (CSV), and a North American tournament (NORCECA).

Water polo

The host country is qualified automatically, with the other teams qualifying through the 2023 and 2024 World Championships or at the Continental Championships held between 2023 and early 2024.

Number of spaces : 12 men's teams / 10 women's teams.

Men

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as the host country
• 2 teams qualified at the 2023 World Championships, the two finalist teams.
• 5 teams; The highest-ranked team from each Continental Championship. If one of these teams has already qualified for the 2023 World Championships, then the next highest-ranked team in the same Continental Championship will qualify. 
• 4 teams qualified for the 2024 World Championships in Doha (February)

Women

• 1 team qualified automatically: France, as host country
• 2 teams qualified at the 2023 World Championships (the two finalist teams) 
• 5 teams : The highest-ranked team from each Continental Championship. If one of these teams has already qualified for the 2023 World Championships, then the next highest-ranked team in the same Continental Championship will qualify. 
• 2 teams qualified for the 2024 World Championships in Doha (February), the two finalist teams. If one of these teams has already qualified, the next highest-ranked team will qualify.