water polo

team sport played in water by teams competing to put the ball into the opponent's goal

AI overview

Water polo is a team sport where players compete in the water to throw a ball into the opposing team's goal, similar to soccer but played in a pool. It's a popular competitive sport around the world that requires athleticism, teamwork, and swimming skill.

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Within Vinony's link graph, water polo is referenced by 7,915 other articles, and connects out to LEN Champions League, diving and polo.

Vinony files it under Ball games, Sports originating in England and Sports originating in Scotland.

Its subject is documented across 91 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

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Unicode character: 🤽
OpenStreetMap tag: sport=water_polo
Commons category: Water polo
maximum number of players: 14
inception: 1900-00-00
alternative name: Waasserpolo

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Encyclopedic overview

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Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with more goals at the end of the game wins the match. Each team is made up of six field players and one goalkeeper. Excluding the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. It is typically played in an all-deep pool where players cannot touch the bottom.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “water polo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.