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==Athletics (track and field)==
==Athletics (track and field)==
 
{{main|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Zambian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/file/559/IAAF%20Rio%202016%20standards.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>
Zambian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):<ref>{{cite web|title=iaaf.org – Top Lists|url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/index.html|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/media/file/559/IAAF%20Rio%202016%20standards.pdf|publisher=[[IAAF]]|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>


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==Boxing==
==Boxing==
 
{{main|Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Zambia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the middleweight division to the Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men’s Rio 2016 boxing competition|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/olympic-games-tripartite-commission-confirms-five-invitation-places-mens-rio-2016-boxing-competition/|publisher=[[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]]|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Mwanza|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201606230125.html|title=Zambia: Muziyo Sneaks Into Rio 2016 Olympic Games|work=[[Times of Zambia]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=22 June 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref>
Zambia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the middleweight division to the Games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic Games Tripartite Commission confirms its five Invitation Places for the men’s Rio 2016 boxing competition|url=http://www.aiba.org/blog/olympic-games-tripartite-commission-confirms-five-invitation-places-mens-rio-2016-boxing-competition/|publisher=[[International Boxing Association (amateur)|AIBA]]|date=12 July 2016|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Mwanza|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201606230125.html|title=Zambia: Muziyo Sneaks Into Rio 2016 Olympic Games|work=[[Times of Zambia]]|publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]]|date=22 June 2016|accessdate=11 July 2016}}</ref>


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|align=left|[[Benny Muziyo]]
|align=left|[[Benny Muziyo]]
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==Judo==
==Judo==
 
{{main|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}
Zambia has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Mathews Punza earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Zambia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|title=IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|date=23 June 2016|publisher=[[International Judo Federation]]|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>
Zambia has qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Mathews Punza earned a continental quota spot from the African region, as Zambia's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913|title=IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games|date=23 June 2016|publisher=[[International Judo Federation]]|accessdate=24 June 2016}}</ref>


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|align=left|[[Mathews Punza]]
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|align=left|[[Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 66 kg|Men's −66 kg]]
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|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Golan Pollack|Pollack]]|ISR|2016 Summer}}<br> '''W''' 1000–0000
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|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Adrian Gomboč|Gomboč]]|SLO|2016 Summer}}<br> '''L''' 0000–1010
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==Swimming==
==Swimming==
 
{{main|Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics}}
Zambia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Rio 2016]]|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
Zambia has received a Universality invitation from [[FINA]] to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming World Rankings|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/rio2016/2014-07%20-%20Rio%202016%20-%20Qualification%20System%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Swimming%20-%20EN.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Rio 2016]]|publisher=[[FINA]]|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>


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