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===Qualification===
Qualification rules for each of the Olympic sports are set by the [[Sports governing body|International Sports Federation]] (IF) that governs that sport's international competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=International Sports Federations|website=IOC|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/international-federations|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>

For individual sports, competitors typically qualify by attaining a certain place in a major international event or on the IF's ranking list. There is a general rule that a maximum of three individual athletes may represent each nation per competition. National Olympic Committees (NOCs) may enter a limited number of qualified competitors in each event, and the NOC decides which qualified competitors to select as representatives in each event if more have attained the benchmark than can be entered.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Olympic Committees|website=IOC|url=https://olympics.com/ioc/national-olympic-committees|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>

Nations most often qualify teams for team sports through continental qualifying tournaments, in which each continental association is given a certain number of spots in the Olympic tournament. Each nation may be represented by no more than one team per competition; a team consists of just two people in some sports.

Some [[National Olympic Committee]]s, whose nations are underrepresented after qualifications, may be granted wild card quotas, which are termed ''Universality Places'', in some eligible sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/what-are-universality-places-and-who-can-obtain-one|title=What are Universality Places and who can obtain one?|date=10 May 2024|first=Matthew|last=Nelson|website=Olympics.com|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>