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World Aquatics confirms artistic swimming quotas for Paris 2024

Published : 13 Feb 2024, 14:00

  DF News Desk
Athletes of Australia perform during the gala exhibition of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 10, 2024. Photo: Xinhua by Luo Yuan.

World Aquatics announced on Monday that the artistic swimming NOC quota positions for the Paris 2024 Olympics have been confirmed, reported Xinhua.

Scheduled between August 5 and 10, the competition is set to showcase two artistic swimming events: team and duet. 96 swimmers are expected to participate in Paris 2024.

In a historic first, men will be eligible to compete in artistic swimming at the Olympic Games, as each team will have the opportunity to include up to two male swimmers in the team event.

Following are the participating nations and regions:

Team event: France, China, Mexico, Australia, Egypt, United States, Spain, Japan, Italy and Canada.

Duet event: Australia, United States, Canada, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, China, Spain, Austria, New Zealand, Britain, Netherlands, Greece, Israel, Ukraine and South Korea.