Following the last day of the 31st Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Odense (DEN), the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) herewith confirms the countries that have qualified directly for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and those that earned places for the Olympic Test Event.
The list has been published on the FIG Odense 2015 event website in the Olympic qualification section and in the FIG calendar under "Games of the XXXI Olympiad".
The list will be updated on April 20, 2016, after the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro that serves as second qualifier for the Games.
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