Note that reserves in handball are not counted: Bahraini athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3] Bahrain entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament.

Belarusian-born Danis Latypov topped the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in the men's super heavyweight division to secure a place on the Bahraini team based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

Key: Bahrain men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2019 Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.

[6] Head coach: Aron Kristjánsson Bahrain granted an invitation from ISSF to send a women's skeet shooter to the Olympics, if the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 6, 2021.

[7] Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun) Bahrain received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.