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Water polo
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Water polo pictogram for the 2024 Summer Olympics
VenueParis Aquatics Centre (prelims phase)
Paris La Défense Arena (final phase)
Dates27 July – 11 August 2024
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors264
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The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run from 27 July to 11 August.[1][2] Preliminary water polo matches will occur at Paris Aquatics Centre, with the final playoffs staged at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Similar to the previous edition, twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) will compete against each other in their respective tournaments.[3][4]

Qualification

The International Olympic Committee and the World Aquatics (AQUA) have ratified and released the qualification criteria for Paris 2024. The host nation France reserves a direct quota place each in the men's and women's tournament with the remainder of the total quota attributed to the eligible NOCs through a tripartite qualification pathway.[4][5]

The 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for 16 to 29 July in Fukuoka, Japan, will produce the winners and runners-up of the men's and women's water polo tournament qualifying for Paris 2024. Five further quota places will be awarded to the highest-ranked eligible NOC at each of the continental meets (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) approved by World Aquatics. If any of the continental meets does not occur within the qualifying period, the vacant spot will be entitled to the highest-ranked eligible NOC from a respective continent at the succeeding edition of the Worlds.[4]

To complete the water polo roster for the Games, the final batch of quota places will be assigned to the four highest-ranked eligible NOCs for men and two for women at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.[3][4][6]

Qualification summary

Nation Men's Women's Athletes
 Australia Yes Yes 24
 China Yes 12
 France Yes Yes 24
 Greece Yes 12
 Hungary Yes 12
 Japan Yes 12
 Netherlands Yes 12
 South Africa Yes Yes 24
 Spain Yes 12
 United States Yes Yes 24
Total: 10 NOCs 84 84 168

Men's qualification

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team
Host country 1  France
2023 World Aquatics Championships 17–29 July 2023 Japan Fukuoka 2  Hungary
 Greece
2022 Asian Games 2–7 October 2023 China Hangzhou 1  Japan
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 European Championships 4–16 January 2024 Croatia Dubrovnik/Zagreb 1  Spain
2024 World Aquatics Championships 5–17 February 2024 Qatar Doha 4  Croatia
 Italy
 Serbia
 Montenegro
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa 1  South Africa
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Oceania 1  Australia
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation 1  Romania[a]
Total 12
  1. ^ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Romania, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.[7]

Women's qualification

Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team
Host country 1  France
2023 World Aquatics Championships 16–28 July 2023 Japan Fukuoka 2  Netherlands
 Spain
2023 Oceanian Qualifier Series 11–12 August 2023 New Zealand Auckland 1  Australia
2022 Asian Games 25 September – 1 October 2023 China Hangzhou 1  China
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Chile Santiago 1  United States
2024 European Championships 5–13 January 2024 Netherlands Eindhoven 1  Greece
2024 World Aquatics Championships 4–16 February 2024 Qatar Doha 2  Hungary
 Italy
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Africa 1  South Africa
2024 World Aquatics Championships – Reallocation 1  Canada[a]
Total 10
  1. ^ South Africa withdrew from the tournament after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Canada, as the best non-qualified team, took their spot.[8]

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (France)

RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
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See also

References

  1. ^ "Paris 2024 – Water Polo". Paris 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ Iannaconi, Emily (29 August 2022). "Water polo at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Water Polo Info". World Aquatics. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Depasse, Guillaume (2 November 2022). "How to qualify for water polo at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ "FINA rebrands as World Aquatics ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics". ESPN. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Water Polo" (PDF). World Aquatics. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Vis la Paris – Uluitor cum au primit tricolorii vestea că vor juca la Jocurile Olimpice! Prioteasa: "N-am știut nimic"". eurosport.ro. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  8. ^ "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2024.