[9][10] Chinese Taipei entered one canoeist to compete in the women's K-1 class at the Games, as the International Canoe Federation accepted the nation's request to claim an unused berth from the 2020 Oceania Championships.

Chinese Taipei entered one rider each to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

On the women's side, Ting Hua-tien received a spare berth from the apparatus events, as one of the twelve highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the same tournament.

2018 world bronze medalist Wen Tzu-yun qualified directly for the women's kumite 55-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.

[16] Chinese Taipei qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the bronze medal and securing the first of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.

[20] Moreover, an additional berth was awarded to the Taiwanese table tennis players competing in the inaugural mixed doubles by advancing to the semifinal stage of the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Zhengzhou, China.