News Five more berths in the equestrian competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have been confirmed by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)  Japan secured a place in the dressage team event after coming out on top in a tense battle with South Africa at the special Olympic qualifier staged at Gestut Peterhof in Perl, Germany, on 11 September There was some compensation for South Africa, who secured a place in the individual dressage event at next year's Olympic Games, along with the Republic of Korea  France and Sweden won places in the Rio 2016 team eventing competiton by finishing third and fifth, respectively, in the European Eventing Championship at Blair Castle, Scotland, on 13 September  Follow the race to qualify for the Olympic Games here   Rio2016 com is not an absolute authority on qualification for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which is an ongoing process Final places will only be confirmed in July 2016 (for the Olympic Games) and August 2016 (for the Paralympic Games) The qualification systems are defined by each sport’s respective International Federation and the International Olympic Committee or International Paralympic Committee, and are subject to change When an athlete or team wins a quota place for their nation, the final decision on whether this ‘slot’ is used and which athletes are sent is taken by the respective National Olympic Committee or National Paralympic Committee (NOC or NPC) Even when athletes win a ‘nominal’ place for themselves, NOCs/NPCs may have to decide who to send if the number of qualified athletes from one country exceeds the quota