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WOMEN'S FINAL The Netherlands clinched the title for the first time since 1993: they beat Greece 6-4 to claim the nation’s 5th gold at the women’s European Water Polo Championships. This ties Italy’s record and gives them back the top rank on the all-time medal table. The Greeks had to settle for si...

Italy Edges past Hungary to Complete European Water Polo Women’s Semifinals Italy topped Hungary, 12-11, on Wednesday in the final quarterfinal at the European Water Polo Championships’ women’s tournament in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It brings the Italians into Thursday’s semifinals against reigning w...

The same eight made the quarters as in Belgrade 2016: today Hungary, Montenegro, Greece and Russia joined Serbia, Croatia, Spain and Italy, as expected. The Hungarians had to fight hard to oust the Netherlands, Greece and Montenegro offered convincing performances while beating Germany and Romania r...

Spain Stuns Host Croatia for First European Men’s Water Polo Title Croatia’s storybook European men’s water polo championship was eight minutes away from a happy ending. Then Spain stepped in to crash the party. Alvaro Granados scored twice in the fourth quarter as Spain rattled off the last three g...

Croatia & The Netherlands To Stage 2024 European Water Polo Championships: Replace Israel As Hosts The European Water Polo Championships - originally scheduled for Netanya, Israel - will be held in Croatia and the Netherlands in January 2024. European Aquatics announced on Friday that the men's tour...

Greece won the big game of Day 2, edging out Italy and gaining advantage in the race for the top spot in Group A. The other matches saw the favourites doing their jobs, this time it was Hungary’s turn to score more than 30 goals and set a new national record. The Mediterranean derby brought a fierce...

2024 European Water Polo Championships Will Not Go Ahead In Netanya, Israel The European Water Polo Championships will not be taking place in Netanya, Israel, European Aquatics has announced. Netanya - which is 34km north of the Israeli capital Tel Aviv - was due to stage the event from 3-16 January...

After Italy and Serbia had already completed their missions in two rounds, world champion Croatia and host Spain also booked their respective berths in the quarter-finals. The Croats beat Greece with a superb performance while Spain played a thrilling draw with World League winner Montenegro and tha...