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.