NAPOLI, 14 July – Italy secured a stunning gold medal in the men’s water polo today at a packed Piscina Scandone as they beat USA 18-7, bringing an end to a successful two weeks of sporting action for the host nation. Italy started the game much brighter than their opponents and ended the first quarter […]
GWANGJU – French water polo captain Alexandre Camarasa has a lot of strings to his bow. While he may not go home with silverware, he will take home a very big sense of pride. France played Hungary on Monday in the battle for fifth spot in the men’s water polo competition. Alexandre, currently undertaking […]
GWANGJU – A water polo team consists of seven players, six field players and one goalkeeper. For the Edwards family from Melbourne, Australia that means they could quite well build a team on their own. Blake (23) and Lachlan Edwards (20) are two brothers playing for the Australian water polo team at […]
BUDAPEST – The 1st University Water Polo Championship was held in Hungary on 23-24 March. The successful event – for the first time in history – was organised by the Hungarian University Sports Federation (HUSF), the Hungarian Water Polo Federation and Semmelweis University at Komjádi Pool in Budapest. Olympic gold medallist Tamás Faragó (1976, Montreal), […]
SINGAPORE – The 2nd Asian University Water Polo Championships concluded on June 19th, with the Bronze and Gold Medal Playoffs. The Bronze medal playoffs were between National University of Singapore (NUS) and the team put together by the Malaysia University Sports Council. NUS had initially won over Malaysia in the previous match, and this playoff […]
SINGAPORE – On June 17th, Day 4 of the event, the morning games were initiated by a match between NUS and Indonesia. This was an important match for both teams as the final results will contribute directly to the league points and ranks. The game started fiercely with Indonesia taking the lead, leaving a gap […]
Host Singapore marches in SINGAPORE – On June 14th, the 2nd Asian University Water Polo Championships was officially opened by a simple yet lively Opening Ceremony which was graced by the presence of AUSF Vice-President and President of the Chinese Taipei University Sports Federation, Dr. Chen Kun Ning and AUSF General Coordinator Laura YAN. It […]
SINGAPORE – The 2nd edition of Asian University Water Polo Championship will take place in the National University of Singapore from June 14th to 19th. Initially, both men’s and women’s tournaments will be played. Due to the lack of participation, the women’s tournament was cancelled, but the Chinese women’s team from Chengdu Sports University still […]
