Qualification Summary

Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of one team in each event (14 men and 14 women). As hosts, Japan was given the maximum quota. The remaining quotas will be decided through qualification events, specifically, the World Championship, the continental championships and three Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

Qualified Nations

Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.

Men’s Tournament

Qualification Event	Places	Qualified Nations
Host Nation	1	Japan
2019 World Championships	1	Denmark
2019 Pan American Games	1	Argentina
2019 Asian Qualification Event	1	Bahrain
2020 European Championships	1	Spain
2020 African Championship	1	Egypt
2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament 1	2	Brazil Norway
2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament 2	2	France Portugal
2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament 3	2	Germany Sweden

Women’s Tournament

Qualification Event	Places	Qualified Nations
Host Nation	1	Japan
2019 World Championships	1	Netherlands
2018 European Championships	1	France
2019 Pan American Games	1	Brazil
2019 African Qualification Event	1	Angola
2019 Asian Qualification Event	1	South Korea
2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament 1	2	Spain Sweden
2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament 2	2	Hungary Russia
2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament 3	2	Montenegro Norway