Qualification system A total of sixteen teams per gender qualified to compete at the games. The host nation (Canada) qualified in each event, along with the top five ranked nations in South America and the top ten nations ranked in North, Central America and the Caribbean. The rankings on January 1, 2015 were used to determine the teams.

Qualification summary NOC Men Women Athletes X 2 X X 4 X X 4 X X 4 X 2 X X 4 X 2 X 2 X X 4 X X 4 X X 4 X X 4 X X 4 X X 4 X 2 X X 4 X X 4 X X 4 X 2Total: 19 NOC's161664

Men

North, Central America and the Caribbean Rank NOC Total1 56002 55603 53104 51105 32206 27407 27108 25069 227010 209011 175112 168513 155514 98915 76516 49017 44018 42119 32520 28021 18522 15023 7023 7025 6026 3527 1028 5

South America Rank NOC Total1 16402 15803 14604 10805 10006 7407 7008 5409 40010 200

As the host nation Canada, was ranked among the top ten nations, the eleventh nation (Saint Lucia) qualified as well. The Dominican Republic and Costa Rica declined their quotas. Their spots were given to the twelfth and thirteenth nations (Aruba and Nicaragua respective).

Women North, Central America and the Caribbean

Rank NOC Total1 64202 57303 56454 44755 31206 30007 22808 22059 208510 161511 143512 113513 111014 75015 69516 67117 47018 34019 24020 3521 25

South America Rank NOC Total1 16802 16003 11804 11205 10806 9807 9008 6209 62010 300

As the host nation Canada, was ranked among the top ten nations, the eleventh nation (Nicaragua) qualified as well. The Dominican Republic declined its quota.

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