The schedule of the Olympic water polo tournament has been published on the FINA website.
The group stage at the female tournament starts on July 24. There will be no big derbies on Day 1, while Day 2 (July 26) brings two highlights, matches Australia – Netherlands and Russia – Hungary.
The big derby of Day 1 of the male tournament (July 25) will be the encounter between Serbia and Spain, but there will be a few more interesting games on the opening day of the tournament – Hungary-Greece, Australia – Montenegro.
After the group stage, the top four teams from each of the groups will advance to the quarterfinals.
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Women
Group A
Australia, South Africa, Netherlands, Spain, Canada
Group B
Russia, Japan, Hungary, United States, China
July 24
Group A: Canada – Australia (14:00) , South Africa – Spain (15:30). Netherlands bye
Group B: Japan – USA (18:20), China – Russia (19:50). Hungary bye
July 26
Group A: Australia – Netherlands (18:20), Spain – Canada (19:50). South Africa bye
Group B: USA – China (14:00), Russia – Hungary (15:30) Japan bye
July 28
Group A: Canada – South Africa (14:00), Netherlands – Spain (15:30). Australia bye
Group B: China – Japan (18:20), Hungary – USA (19:50). Russia bye
July 30
Group A: South Africa – Netherlands (14:00), Spain – Australia (19:50) Canada bye
Group B: USA – Russia (15:30), Japan – Hungary (18:20). China bye
August 1
Group A: Netherlands – Canada (15:30), Australia – South Africa (19:50). Spain bye.
Group B: Hungary – China (14:00), Russia – Japan (18:20). USA bye
August 3
Quarterfinals
August 5
Semifinals
August 7
Final and other matches for the final standings.
All times are local.
Men
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Group A
South Africa, United States, Hungary, Greece, Japan, Italy
Group B
Australia, Croatia, Serbia, Spain, Kazakhstan, Montenegro
July 25
Group A:South Africa – Italy (10:00), Hungary – Greece (11:30), USA – Japan (14:00)
Group B: Australia – Montenegro (15:30), Serbia – Spain (18:20), Croatia – Kazakhstan (19:50)
July 27
Group A: South Africa – USA (10:00), Italy – Greece (15:30), Japan – Hungary (18:20)
Group B: Montenegro – Spain (11:30), Kazakhstan – Serbia (14:00), Australia – Croatia (19:50)
July 29
Group A: Hungary – South Africa (10:00), USA – Italy (14:00), Greece – Japan (18:20)
Group B: Spain – Kazakhstan (11:30), Croatia – Montenegro (15:30), Serbia – Australia (19:50)
July 31
Group A: USA – Hungary (14:00), Italy – Japan (18:20), South Africa – Greece (19:50)
Group B: Montenegro – Kazakhstan (10:00), Australia – Spain (11:30), Croatia – Serbia (15:30)
August 2
Group A: Hungary – Italy (10:00), Greece – USA (11:30), Japan – South Africa (18:20)
Group B: Serbia – Montenegro (14), Spain – Croatia (15:30), Australia – Kazakhstan (19:50).
August 4
Quarterfinals
August 6
Semifinals
August 8
Final and other matches for the final standings.
The starting times are according to the schedule published on FINA’s website. The starting times of some games aren’t the same as in the Olympic Games Competition Schedule of all aquatic sports. If there are changes, we will update the article as soon as we get the confirmation.
No foreign spectators in Tokyo?
According to today’s news, by a Japanese news agency Kyodo, there will be no overseas spectators at the Olympic Games, because of the COVID-19 concerns.
The Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has said in response that a decision would be made by the end of March.
Kyodo news agency reports that the government has concluded it would not be possible to welcome fans from abroad given public concern about the coronavirus and the more contagious variants in many countries, citing officials with knowledge of the matter.
