[2] Mozambique entered two female boxers into the Olympic tournament for the first time in history.

Alcinda Panguana (women's welterweight) and Rady Gramane (women's middleweight) secured their spots by advancing to the final match of their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.

Kevin Loforte received a continental berth as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.

[5] Mozambican sailors qualified two boats in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships, and the continental regattas, marking the country's debut in the sport at the Games.

[6] M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race Mozambique 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.