Water Polo

Water polo Description of sport: It is played with a team of seven. Matches are split into four to eight minute periods. At the start of the game, the teams race to the ball. Whichever gets it first will then have thirty seconds to score on the opposing team before giving them the ball. Players may swim up to three miles in a game. Rules of the sport: players cannot hold, sink or pull back on the opposing players if they do not have the ball. These are called exclusion fouls, if you make an exclusion foul you will be excluded from game play for twenty seconds giving the other team a great advantage these are also called a man-up-play. The ball under foul is called when a player takes or holds the ball under water. Only the goal keeper can hold the ball with more than one hand

Facts about water polo Great Britain won four out of five tournaments of water polo. In the nineteenth century water polo was developed in England. Women's water polo started of in Sydney 2000 Olympic games. It has been played since 1900 in the Paris Olympic games. Water polo now, is played more like handball. This sport was made to be an aquatic version of rugby.

Water polo Schedule Men's Water Polo July, Sunday 29 July, Tuesday 31 August, Thursday 2 August, Saturday 4 August, Monday 6 August, Wednesday 8 August, Friday 10 Men's medal event August Sunday 12 Women's Water Polo July, Monday 30 August, Wednesday 1 August, Friday 3 August, Sunday 5 August, Tuesday 7 Women’s medal event August, Thursday 9

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