Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Japanese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1912 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited because of the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as part of the United States-led boycott. Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery

Japan fielded a full squad of men's team recurve by virtue of their bronze-medal victory and obtaining one of three available spots as the highest-ranked eligible nation at the 2023 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Artistic swimming

Japan fielded a squad of two artistic swimmers to compete in the women's duet event by winning the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Athletics

Japanese track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):

Track and road events
Men

Women

Field events

Basketball

5×5 basketball
Summary

Men's tournament

The Japanese men's basketball team, qualified for the games by virtue of their results through the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, as the highest rank from Asian zone. Team roster
 Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Boxing

Japan entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Shudai Harada (men's featherweight) and Sewon Okazawa (men's welterweight) qualified for Paris by advancing to the finals round in their respective division, at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Breaking

Japan entered a breakdancer to compete in the B-Boy dual battles for Paris 2024. Shigeyuki Nakarai (Shigekix) qualified for the games after he won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Canoeing

Slalom
Japan entered two boat into the slalom competition, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain. Cycling

Road
Japan entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. Japan secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking. BMX
Race
Japanese riders secured a single quota place in the women's BMX race for Paris 2024 by topping the field of nations vying for qualification at the 2023 Asian Championships in Tagaytay City, Philippines. Freestyle
Japanese riders received a single quota spot in the men's BMX freestyle for Paris 2024, finishing among the top two at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Diving

Japanese divers secured three quota places for Paris 2024 by advancing to the top twelve final each of the men's individual platform, women's individual springboard and platform, respectively at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka. Equestrian

Japan entered a squad of three jumping riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by securing the last of two available team spots at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for Group G in Valkenswaard, Netherlands. Jumping

Gymnastics

Artistic
Japan fielded a full squad of male 
and female gymnasts for Paris. Five male gymnast qualified for the games after scoring a runner-up finish in the team all-around at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, Great Britain. Meanwhile, the other five female gymnasts qualified for the games after advancing to the final round of team all-around, and obtained one of nine available team spot's for nation's, not yet qualified, at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Men
Team

Women
Team

Handball

Summary

Men's tournament

Japan men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match against Bahrain at the 2023 Asian Men’s Handball Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games in Doha, Qatar. Team roster
 Men's team event – 1 team of 14 players

Modern pentathlon

Japanese modern pentathletes confirmed two quota place for Paris 2024. Taishu Sato and Misaki Uchida secured their spots in their respective gender events by virtue of top five eligible nation's through the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Rowing

Japanese rowers qualified boats in the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Japanese sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas. Mixed

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Japanese shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament. Sport climbing

Japan entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Tomoa Narasaki and Ai Mori qualified directly for the men's and women's boulder and lead combined event, by winning the bronze medal and securing one of the three berths available at the 2023 IFSC World Championships in Bern, Switzerland. Boulder & lead combined

Surfing

Japanese surfers confirmed four shortboard quota places (two male and one female) for Tahiti. Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi and rookie Shino Matsuda topped the list of eligible surfers from Asia to secure the lone available berth in their respective shortboard races at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games in Surf City, El Salvador, while a second male Japanese surfer will soon be named to join the Japanese roster for Paris 2024, following his nation's successful triumph in the men's team event at the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games in Huntington Beach, California. Swimming 

Japanese swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)): To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish in the top two of each individual event under both the federation's required standard and World Aquatics A-cut at the Japanese Championships and Olympic Trials, scheduled for March 17 to 24, in Tokyo. Furthermore, Japanese swimmers must secure a direct slot on the Paris 2024 roster if they win a gold medal in any individual pool event at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships, scheduled for July 22 to 30, in Fukuoka. Men

Women

Volleyball

Indoor
Summary

Men's tournament

Japan men's volleyball team qualified for Paris by securing an outright berth as one of the two highest-ranked nations at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Team roster
 Men's team event – one team of 12 players

Water polo 

Summary

Men’s tournament
 
Japan men's national water polo team qualified for the Olympics after winning the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Wrestling

Japan qualified ten wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. All of them qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Freestyle

Greco-Roman

References

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