Universality slot

{{Short description|Diversity of participants in Olympic games}}

Universality slots or universality places{{Cite web |last=Nelsen |first=Matthew |date=10 May 2024 |title=What are Universality Places and who can obtain one? |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/what-are-universality-places-and-who-can-obtain-one |website=Olympics.com}} are used by the International Olympic Committee to increase diversity of participating nations across the sports programme of the Olympic Games to help countries with traditionally small delegations.{{Cite web |title=What are Olympic universality places and how many countries will be represented in Paris? {{!}} FEATURE {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/olympic-universality-places-paris |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250116014902/https://worldathletics.org/news/feature/olympic-universality-places-paris |archive-date=2025-01-16 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=What Are Olympic Universality Places, And Who Are The Runners Who Just Got A Spot In The Paris Games Marathons? |url=https://marathonhandbook.com/olympic-marathon-universality-places/ |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=marathonhandbook.com |language=en-US}}