Each game and period in Olympic water polo starts with a swim-off, which is a race for the ball in the center of the pool. Players from each team are lined up along their own goal lines and the first ...

Video assistant review, commonly known as VAR, was introduced to Olympic water polo at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The technology serves to help referees determine if a ball completely crosses the goal line ...

The play: Teams need to throw the ball into the opposing team's net while treading water or swimming. But you only have 30 seconds to throw the ball when you have it! The points: The ball has to ...

Water polo was played with a hard ball manufactured in India called a ‘pulu’, which was pronounced ‘polo’, which influenced the name of the game.1 The rules and governance of international water polo ...