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Qualification Summary
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 4 competitors (2 men and 2 women) to compete, with a maximum of one athlete per event. As hosts, Japan will be given the maximum quota to compete should they fail to qualify. The remaining quotas will be decided through various events, specifically, the 2019 World Championships and the continental qualifiers. For the continental qualifiers all nations must have competed at the 2019 World Championships in order to be allowed to participate. In addition, at least three eligible nations must compete for the event to be valid and a nation can only qualify two athlete quotas. Athletes may participate in other events provided that their nation has not entered a different athlete.
Qualified Nations
Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.
Men’s K1
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Slalom Championships | 18 |  Australia Austria Brazil Canada Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy New Zealand Portugal Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United States |
| African Championships | 1 |  Morocco |
| Asian Championships | 1 | |
| European Championships | 1 | |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| World Rankings – Oceania | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 |  Japan |
| Double Starters | – |
Women’s K1
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Slalom Championships |  Andorra Austria Canada China Cook Islands Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Netherlands New Zealand Poland Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Ukraine |
|
| African Championships | 1 | Morocco |
| Asian Championships | 1 | |
| European Championships | 1 | |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| World Rankings – Oceania | 1 | |
| Host Nation | Qualified Above | |
| Double Starters | – | Australia Brazil |
Men’s C1
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Slalom Championships | 11 | Canada Croatia Czech Republic France Great Britain Ireland Poland Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland |
| Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
| African Championships | 1 |  Senegal |
| Asian Championships | 1 | |
| European Championships | 1 | |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Double Starters | – |
Women’s C1
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Slalom Championships | 11 | Australia Austria Brazil Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Slovenia Spain United States |
| Asian Championships | 1 | |
| European Championships | 1 | |
| Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| World Rankings – Africa | 1 | |
| World Rankings – Oceania | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Double Starters | – | New Zealand |
Sprint
Qualification Summary
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 18 competitors (9 men, 6 kayak and 3 canoe and 9 women, 6 kayak and 3 canoe) to compete. As hosts, Japan will be given a place to compete in men’s K1 1000m, men’s C1 1000m, women’s K1 500m and women’s C1 200m should they fail to qualify while two athlete quotas will be decided by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining quotas will be decided through various events, specifically, the 2019 World Championships, the continental qualifiers and the 2021 World Cup event. All nations must have competed at the 2019 World Championships in order to be allowed to participate. For the K4 events at least four continents must be represented. For the continental qualifiers, at least three eligible nations must compete for the event to be valid and a nation can only qualify two athlete quotas in each category (men’s kayak, men’s canoe, women’s kayak, women’s canoe). Athletes may qualify multiple boat quotas, but can only qualify one athlete quota. The athlete quotas will be reallocated. Athletes may participate in other events provided that their nation has not reach the maximum quota.
Athlete Quotas
Listed is the number of athletes qualified to compete in each category.
| Nations | Men’s Kayak | Women’s Kayak | Men’s Canoe | Women’s Canoe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia |
6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
 Belarus |
5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Belgium |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brazil |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Canada |
4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Chile |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| China |
0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Cook Islands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cuba |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Denmark |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Egypt |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| France |
3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hungary |
5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand |
2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland |
0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Portugal |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Romania |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
 Samoa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Serbia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tunisia |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ukraine |
0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Uzbekistan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Boat Quotas
Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.
Men’s K1 200m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | France Great Britain Italy Serbia Sweden |
|
| 2019 African Games | 1 |  Egypt |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | Cook Islands |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| 2021 World Cup | 1 | |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | |
| Additional Boats | – |
Women’s K1 200m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 5 | Denmark New Zealand Poland Spain Ukraine |
| 2019 African Games | 1 | Algeria |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | Cook Islands |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| 2021 World Cup | 1 | |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | Hungary Portugal |
| Additional Boats | – |
Men’s K1 1000m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | Belarus Czech Republic Hungary Portugal Russia Slovakia |
|
| 2019 African Games | 1 | Tunisia |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | Samoa |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| 2021 World Cup | 1 | |
| Host Nation | Reallocated | |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | Argentina |
| Additional Boats | – |
Women’s K1 500m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 5 | Belarus Denmark Hungary New Zealand Serbia |
| 2019 African Games | 1 | Egypt |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | Samoa |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| 2021 World Cup | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | Sweden |
| Additional Boats | – |
Men’s K2 1000m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 6 | Australia Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | Russia |
| Additional Boats | – |
Women’s K2 500m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 6 | Belarus Belgium France Poland Slovenia Ukraine |
| 2019 African Games | 1 | Tunisia |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | China |
| Additional Boats | – |
Men’s K4 500m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 10 | Australia Belarus Canada Germany Hungary Japan Portugal Russia Slovakia Spain |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | |
| Additional Boats | – |
Women’s K4 500m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 10 | Australia Belarus Canada China France Germany Hungary New Zealand Poland Ukraine |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | Denmark Russia |
| Additional Boats | – |
Men’s C1 1000m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 5 | Brazil Czech Republic France Germany Poland |
| 2019 African Games | 1 | Tunisia |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| 2021 World Cup | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | |
| Additional Boats | – |
Women’s C1 200m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 5 | Belarus Canada Chile Russia United States |
| 2019 African Games | 1 | Nigeria |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| 2021 World Cup | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | Poland |
| Additional Boats | – |
Men’s C2 1000m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 8 | Brazil China Cuba Germany Poland Romania Russia Ukraine |
| 2019 African Games | 1 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | Czech Republic |
| Additional Boats | – |
Women’s C2 500m
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Sprint Championships | 8 | Belarus Chile China Cuba Germany Hungary Ukraine Uzbekistan |
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 1 | Australia |
| 2021 Asian Olympic Qualifier | 1 | |
| 2021 European Olympic Qualifier | 2 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | |
| Athlete Quota Reallocation | – | |
| Additional Boats | – |