Olympic Water Polo

Water polo at the Olympics is competed in by both men and women. The men's tournament will feature 12 teams, seperated into two groups of six teams. The teams get weeded out through Classification rounds, then quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.

The women's tournament is done in the same format, except it will feature eight teams, seperated into two groups of four teams.

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[PICTURES] Olympics Day 3 in Pictures

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(L-R) Giovanna Trillini of Italy and Nam Hyunhee of South Korea compete in the semifinals of the women's individual foil fencing event at the Fencing Hall on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts) Li Wenquan of China celebrates during the men's archery team round at the Olympic Green Archery Field on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ezra Shaw...Read Full Story

Polo In The Park Tickets

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Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team’s goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played at speed on a large grass field up to 300 yards in length, and each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts.The playing field is 300 yards long by 160 yards wide, the pproximate area of nine American football fields...Read Full Story

Greece Beats China Win First Gold Medal In Women’s Water Polo

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Greece defeated China 9-8 Friday to win first gold medal in women’s water polo at the world aquatic championships. The host country, pulled within a goal with 90 seconds left, and drive a lot of play in the final minute before losing the ball in front of the Greek port, with the winners playing the final 15 seconds. Earlier, Olga Belyaeva scored three goals in Russia defeated Italy 8-7 in the bronze medal. Coach George Morfesis Greece jumped into the pool when the game was to join his players...Read Full Story

History of Water Polo

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The History of water polo is based in England across the mid 1800's. Stories say the Englishmen produced use of to play the sport in pools, lakes and rivers all via the countryside. The sport was anything of a brutal version of water rugby. It spread by indicates of villages at town fairs in England and Scotland because of the reality it was an added attraction for the swimming events of those occasions. The sport took an abundance of strength and swimming prowess to compete in inside the...Read Full Story

History Of Water Polo

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The background of water polo is based in England across the mid 1800's. Stories say the Englishmen produced use of to play the sport in pools, lakes and rivers all by means of the countryside. The sport was anything of a brutal version of water rugby. It spread by means of villages at town fairs in England and Scotland since it was an added attraction for the swimming events of those occasions. The sport took an abundance of strength and swimming prowess to compete in inside the course of...Read Full Story