^South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.[2][3] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[4][5]
no "foot" rule (but the ball can't be deliberately kicked)
no offside
free hit & sideline hit-in everybody must be 5m away
no penalty corners-instead have a free hit 10m from the baseline, all players must be 5m away and no direct shots at goal are allowed if the ball goes over the backine the defender starts play again from 5m up from the backline
no "foot" rule (but the ball can't be deliberately kicked)
no offside
Penalty corner, or, if there are no circles, free bit 15m from the bastine every player 5m away and no direct shots at goal allowed.
If the ball goes over the backline by by a attacker, the defender starts play again from 15m up the backline.
If the ball goes over the backline by by a defender, a long corner at 5m from the corner on the sideline, every player and no direct shot at goal allowed.