A total of eight men's and eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. The eight quotas in both the men's and women's tournaments were the same, consisting of the following: • Host nation. • Defending champions. • Top two placed teams at the
Central American and Caribbean Games. • Highest placed team at the
men's and
women's South American Championship, not already qualified. • The three remaining quotas were awarded to the highest placed teams from the
men's and
women's Pan American Cups. Each nation was entitled to enter 16 athletes per team, for a total of 256 athletes across both competitions.
Men's Qualification The qualification route for the men's tournament is as follows.
Women's Qualification The qualification route for the women's tournament is as follows. ==Men's competition==