Water polo
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Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into t
Greece (white) and Hungary (blue) play a water polo match at the World Junior Championships 2004 in Naples, Italy.
Goalkeeper blocking a shot
A classic 4–2 man-up situation. The attacking white team has 4 players positioned on 2 metres, and 2 players positioned on 4 metres. The 5 outfield defending blue players try to block shots and prevent a goal being scored for the 20 seconds of man-down play. In the top left corner, the shot clock can be seen, showing 28 seconds remaining in the white attack.
Water polo defense: A defender may only hold, block or pull an opponent who is touching or holding the ball.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successf
Water polo
…matches; the NCAA, which governs collegiate matches in the United States; the NFHS, which governs high schools in the US, and the IOC, which governs Olympic events. There are seven players in the water from each team at one time. There are six players that play out and one goalkeeper. Unlike most common team sports…
Water Polo at the 2024 Olympics (Italy v. Montenegro)
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo final at the 1908 London Olympics
Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center was used at the 2020 Olympics in water polo.