Italy and USA, the Best in Water Polo

POLO AIR. Italy and USA were respectively the winners of the men’s and women’s edition of the FINA World Junior Water Polo Championships (20 & under), which place from August 12-25, 2013. In Szombathely (HUN), the men’s tournament gathered 16 teams from August 12-18, and the Italian squad took the gold medal after a successful win over Croatia by 10-7. The bronze went to Serbia, who defeated the Hungarians in the minor final (13-10).

Final ranking (Men): 1. ITA, 2. CRO, 3. SRB, 4. HUN, 5. USA, 6. ESP, 7. BRA, 8. AUS, 9. JPN, 10. RUS, 11. CAN, 12. UZB, 13. SVK, 14. RSA, 15. KAZ, 16. COL

In Volos (GRE), the women’s competition was contested between 15 teams on August 19-25, and the favourite USA got the crown, after a 9-7 victory over Spain. The host squad of Greece was the happy winner of the bronze medal, defeating Russia by a thrilling 7-6.

Final ranking (Women): 1. USA, 2. ESP, 3. GRE, 4. RUS, 5. ITA, 6. HUN, 7. AUS, 8. GBR, 9. CAN. 10. NZL, 11. UZB, 12. UKR, 13. BRA, 14. KAZ, 15. RSA