| Count | Country | Qualification Method | Helm | Crew | Confirmed / Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Host Nation | Shibuki IITSUKA | Eri HATAYAMA | |
| 2 | Italy | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Ruggero Tita | Caterina Banti | 2017 and 2018 World Champions |
| 3 | Australia | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Jason Waterhouse | Lisa Darmanin | Confirmed - Rio 2016 Silver Medallists |
| 4 | Argentina | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Santiago Lange | Cecillia Carranza | Potential - Rio 2016 Gold Medallists |
| 5 | Denmark | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Lin Cenholt | CP Lubeck | |
| 6 | Brazil | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Samuel Albrecht | Gabriela Nicolino | Bronze - Pan Am Games |
| 7 | Great Britain | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | John Gimson | Anna Burnet | Confirmed - 2020 World Champions |
| 8 | Austria | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Thomas Zajac | Barbara Matz | Confirmed - Rio 2016 Bronze Medallist helm |
| 9 | New Zealand | Top 8 nations at 2018 Worlds | Micah Wilkinson | Erica Dawson | Confirmed |
| 10 | Spain | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Tara Pacheco | Florian Trittle | |
| 11 | France | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Quentin Delapierre | Manon Audinet | Confirmed |
| 12 | Germany | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Paul Kohlhoff | Alica Stuhlemmer | |
| 13 | U.S.A. | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Riley Gibbs | Anna Weis | Confirmed |
| 14 | Norway | Top 5 remaining nations at 2019 Worlds | Nicholas Mortinsen | Martine Martinsen | |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | North American Continental spot | Quique Figueroa | Gretchen Ortiz | |
| 16 | Uruguay | South American Continental Spot | Pablo Defasio | Dominique Knuppel | |
| 17 | Sweden | Re-allocated from 2020 Worlds | Emil Jarudd | Cecilia Jonsson | |
| 18 | China | Asian continental place | TBD | ||
| 19 | Finland | European continental place | Sinem Kurtbay | Akseli Keskinen | Winner of European Qualifier |
| 20 | TUN | African continental place | TBD |
China’s Junjie and Yingying have won 5 of the first 7 races at the 2021 Asian Championship in Shanghai to take the early lead. In shifty winds and cool temperatures, the local team has been nearly unbeatable in this important Olympic qualifier.
Racing continues for three more days and the top team will claim the final Olympic berth for Tokyo 2020.
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