By Women’s water polo group play at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opens of Saturday at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center when two-time defending champions the United States face host Japan. This will open 15 days of competition between 10 squads competing for eight spots in the quarterfinals; the Olympic women’s
Preview of Tokyo Olympics Men’s Water Polo: Serbia, Beware the Upstart Italians
Men’s water polo group play at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opens on Saturday at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center when the United States faces host Japan. 12 teams will compete to advance for eight spots in the quarterfinals; the Olympic men’s final will be held on August 8. Click
Wanna Know Why US Women’s Water Polo is So Good? Look at Stephania Haralabidis
When the Olympic women’s water polo tournament opens later today at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, all eyes will be on Team USA and their quest for glory In the modern era, only the dominant Hungarian men’s squads earlier this century—coached by Dénes Kemény and captained by the great
By It’s Settled: Water Polo is the Hardest Sport
The Tokyo Olympics officially begin tonight with opening ceremonies taking center stage on NBC here in the States (7:30 PM EDT; 4:30 PDT). And it wouldn’t be an Olympic year without publications discovering water polo and making lists, one of which forever settles the question “which is the most difficult
Canada’s Reuel D’Souza: Even in a Pandemic, Opportunity Exists for Those Who Seek It
Reuel D’Souza is one of a number of talented young players who represents the present and future of Canadian men’s water polo. The 21-year-old is the youngest of three brothers from Vancouver who played polo; his brother Ethan has worked in the Canadian national team program as a coach, while
From the Vault: USSR Men over Hungary, 1980 Olympics
Covid-19 has derailed the plans of many who anticipated competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The huge event has been postponed until 2021, an outcome that has drawn comparisons with the boycott by over 60 nations of the 1980 games in Moscow, which led hundreds of athletes to prematurely
Tokyo Olympic Games Postponed
The Olympic Games scheduled for Tokyo thus summer will not take place. The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee announced that the games would be delayed until 2021 at the earliest in a joint statement on March 24. The decision was made in response to increasing concerns
COLUMNIST: Will Olympic Channel Get Us to Care About Water Polo?
The sorta-hyped Olympic Channel is now live and serving up splashy events from Hungary as the 17th FINA World Championships begin. With it comes the expectation that viewership and fandom of those Olympic sports that languish between the quadrennial event will rise. But will it? So inquires Scott D. Pierce, TV
