To qualify to play table tennis in the Olympics, you need to follow the qualification system set for Paris 2024, the upcoming Olympic Games. Here's how you can get qualified to participate in table tennis at the Paris 2024 Olympics:
Number of Athletes: A total of 172 athletes (86 per gender) will participate in the table tennis competition at Paris 2024. Out of these, 164 (82 per gender) will qualify via Olympic quota places, while two (one per gender) will qualify via Universality places. Additionally, France, as the host country, will secure six quota places (three per gender).
Qualification Pathway:
Team Qualification: National Olympic Committees (NOCs) can obtain a team quota place (three athletes per NOC) through various methods:
Continental Qualification Events: Each ITTF Continental Federation will identify an existing event to act as the continental Olympic qualification event. The highest-ranked NOC in each Continental qualification event will be rewarded one team quota place, except for Pan America, which will allocate two team quota places.
2024 World Teams Championships: The NOCs of the eight quarter-finalists in the 2024 World Teams Championships will secure a team quota place for Paris 2024.
World Ranking: The highest-ranked NOC (not already qualified) in the World Team Ranking published after the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals will earn one team quota place.
Host Country: The host country, France, will secure one team quota place if they have not already qualified through other pathways.
Mixed Doubles Qualification: NOCs can earn a quota place for mixed doubles through the following methods:
Continental Qualification Events: The highest-ranked NOC in each Continental qualification event (Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) will be rewarded with one mixed doubles quota place, except for Pan America, which will allocate two mixed doubles quota places.
Qualification Event: The semifinalist mixed doubles pairs at a designated Qualification Event in March or April 2024 will obtain one mixed doubles quota place.
World Ranking: The five highest-ranked eligible pairs (not already qualified and from an NOC different from those already qualified) in the Mixed Doubles World Ranking as of week 19 of 2024 will obtain one mixed doubles quota place.
Host Country: The host country is guaranteed one mixed doubles quota place if they have not already qualified through other pathways.
Singles Qualification: NOCs can secure quotas for the singles events through the following methods:
Team Quota Place: Each NOC with a qualified team through the Team Qualification pathway obtains two quota places for the single events. The top two highest-ranked athletes from each NOC with a qualified team in the World Ranking of week 25 in 2024 will be listed as qualifiers for singles.
Continental Qualification Event or Singles World Ranking: As determined by each continent, 22 athletes will obtain a quota place either through a Continental Qualification event or via the Singles World Ranking.
Singles World Ranking: Up to 15 athletes will obtain one quota place through the Singles World Ranking of week 25 in 2024.
Universality Place: One Universality place will be allocated to an eligible NOC. Athletes must have appeared on any ITTF Ranking list from 1 July 2023 to 23 June 2024.
Competition Format and Schedule: The table tennis competition at Paris 2024 will feature five medal events: men's singles, women's singles, men's team, women's team, and mixed doubles. The knock-out format will be applied from the preliminary rounds until the finals. The competition will take place from 27 July to 10 August 2024 at the South Paris Arena #4, an exhibition and convention center that will be a major hub at the Paris 2024 Games.
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To qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics in table tennis, you need to participate in various events and secure the required quota places through your performance and rankings.
For a detailed timeline of the table tennis qualification process and more information, you can refer to the article titled "How to qualify for table tennis at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained"