WATER POLO

QUALIFIED NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (NOC) PLACES

Men's Water Polo 

NOC Qualification Event
Hungary, Greece, Croatia, Spain, United States, Australia, Japan, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Montenegro, France World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024

Paris 2024 Draw Results| Men's Tournament

Women's Water Polo 

NOC Qualification Event
Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Australia, Hungary, Italy, United States, People’s Republic of China, Canada, France World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024

Paris 2024 Draw Results | Women's Tournament

QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE

Two (2) events are included in the program of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games for Water Polo: Men's Tournament (12 teams) and Women's Tournament (10 teams) 

QUOTA PLACES

Total quota places for discipline:

  Qualification Places Host Country places Total
MEN 132 (11 teams) 12 (1 team) 144 (12 teams)
WOMEN 108 (9 teams) 12 (1 team) 120 (10 teams)
TOTAL 240 (20 teams) 24 (2 teams) 264 (22 teams)

*Each qualified team will be able entitled to bring one (1) AP alternate athlete, and therefore 13 players, please refer to section: AP Alternate Athletes

Maximum number of athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC):

  Quota Places per NOC
MEN 12 (1 team)
WOMEN 12 (1 team)
TOTAL 24 (2 teams)

Type of allocation of quota places:  Quota places are allocated to the NOC(s).

ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY 

Compliance with the Olympic Charter and other relevant rules

All athletes must respect and comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, including but not limited to Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors) and Rule 43 (World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions).

Only those athletes who respect and comply with the Olympic Charter, the World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions, including the conditions of participation established by the IOC, plus the rules of AQUA, may participate in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Additional eligibility criteria/requirements

Only the athletes who are eligible to participate at the official World Aquatics Competitions, in accordance with the Competition Regulations are entitled to participate in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

QUALIFICATION PATHWAY

Men 

Number of quota places Qualification events

2 teams (24 athletes)

World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023 

The two (2) highest placed NOCs from the World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023 will each obtain one (1) quota place. 

1 team (12 athletes)

Host Country

The host country NOC will automatically obtain a quota place. See Point F (below) for how an unused quota place will be reallocated.

5 teams (60 Athletes)

Continental Qualification

The highest placing NOC/NF in each of the five (5) Continental Championships will each obtain one (1) quota place.

Should any of these NOCs have already obtained a quota place at the World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023, then the next highest placed NOC from the respective Continental Championships will obtain a quota place.

Should any of the Continental Championships not take place, the next highest placing NOC from that respective Continent at the World Aquatics  Championships Doha 2024 will obtain a quota place.

Should there be only one (1) representative from a specific continent, this NOC will obtain a quota place.

4 teams (48 Athletes) 

World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024

The four (4) highest placing NOCs at the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024, not yet qualified via the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, or via continental qualification events, will each obtain one (1) quota place. The teams that are eligible to take part in the qualification tournament is specified in the qualification document for World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024

 

Women

Number of quota places Qualification events
2 teams (24 athletes)

World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023

The two (2) highest placing NOCs from the women’s competition at the World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023 will each obtain a quota place. 

1 team (12 athletes)

Host Country

The Host Country NOC will automatically obtain a quota place. See Point F (below) for how an unused quota place will be reallocated.

5 teams (60 Athletes)

Continental Championships

The highest placing NOC in each of the five (5) Continental Championships will each obtain a quota place. If the NOC is already qualified at the preceding World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023, then the next highest placed team from the respective Continental Championships will qualify.

Should any of the Continental Championships not take place, the next highest placing NOC from that respective Continent at the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024 will obtain a quota place.

Should there only be one representative from a specific continent, this NOC will obtain a quota place.

2 teams (24 Athletes) 

World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024

The two (2) highest placing NOCs at the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024 will each obtain a quota place. The teams that are eligible to take part in the qualification tournament is specified in the Competition Regulations.

 

The host country is guaranteed one (1) team quota place per gender.

CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES 

Following each qualification event, World Aquatics will publish the results on its website (http://www.worldaquatics.com/) and inform the respective NOCs of their allocated quota places.

The NOCs will then have 21 days to confirm if they wish to use these quota places, as detailed in paragraph H. Qualification Timeline.

The host country shall confirm the use of the allocated quota places to World Aquatics two (2) weeks after the end of the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACES

Any unused quota places will be reallocated to the next highest placed NOC according to the ranking of the World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024, as applicable.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES 

Definition:

Ap athletes are non-competing athletes accredited in the “Ap” category who have different entitlements to competing athletes (accredited as “Aa”) as described in the “Ap” accreditation quotas and conditions outlined in the IOC Accreditation Guide. These personnel are not part of the athlete quota as described in Paragraph B. Quota Places. “Ap” alternate athletes could become competing athletes only under the conditions outlined in the IOC/Paris 2024 Late Athlete Replacement policy.

Eligibility: “Ap” athletes must comply with the same eligibility rules as competing athletes as described in paragraph C. Athlete Eligibility.

Quota:

Each qualified team is entitled to one (1) Ap alternate athlete.

QUALIFICATION TIMELINE

Date Milestone

14-30 July 2023

World Aquatics Championships Fukuoka 2023

 20 October  – 5 November 2023

Americas - Pan Americas Games in Santiago (CHI)

1-14 January 2023

Europe – European Championships in Tel Aviv (ISR)

23 September – 8 October 2023

19th Asian Games, Hangzhou (CHN)

2-18 February 2024

World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024

31 January 2024

Continental Associations to inform World Aquatics about the Continental place and the teams at the Qualification Tournament

Oceania/Africa – Continental Selections

1 March 2024

World Aquatics to inform NOCs of their allocated quota places

22 March 2024

NOCs to confirm their use of the quota places

31 March 2024

World Aquatics to reallocate all unused quota places

8 July 2024

Paris 2024 Sport Entries deadline

26 July – 11 August 2024

Olympic Games Paris 2024

 

The qualification system (English Version) can be downloaded in the link below and it is also available on Olympics.com.  

Note: In case of missing information, Olympics.com is the only source of truth as the document available on their platform will prevail.