Makedonas 1,584 Posted July 4, 2021 #31 Share Posted July 4, 2021 3 hours ago, zob79 said: The plot thickens look at this http://len.microplustiming.com/lenchampionsleague/index.php?roster=1 Oh wait, he did play for Olympiacos actually I didn't even remember that. Probably because the format was different this year due to covid and we had some bad results so I wasn't fully paying attention like I normally do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestro 567 Posted July 8, 2021 #32 Share Posted July 8, 2021 In addition to Hungary, whose roster was mentioned some days ago, Italy, Australia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro and USA have also announced their rosters for the olympics. For Serbia, 15 players will travel to Japan with two of them going for the last training camp and serving as reserves, if needed. Montenegro's best and most experienced goalkeeper Dejan Lazovic is recovering from surgery and won't play. World and European champions announce teams for Tokyo - Total Waterpolo (total-waterpolo.com) for Italy, Hungary, Australia Serbia wins tournament in Belgrade; team for Tokyo is announced - Total Waterpolo (total-waterpolo.com) for Serbia Head coaches of Croatia, Montenegro, and USA select Olympic rosters - Total Waterpolo (total-waterpolo.com) for Croatia, Montenegro, USA Gianlu33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestro 567 Posted July 9, 2021 #33 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Spain's roster for Tokyo. Two changes compared to the last european championships. Spanish rosters for Tokyo Games - Total Waterpolo (total-waterpolo.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pifta 41 Posted July 22, 2021 #34 Share Posted July 22, 2021 A little away from topic. I read South Africa and Australia qualified by "continental selection". Why not the winners of African Championships and Oceania Championships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,221 Posted July 22, 2021 #35 Share Posted July 22, 2021 12 minutes ago, Pifta said: A little away from topic. I read South Africa and Australia qualified by "continental selection". Why not the winners of African Championships and Oceania Championships? because only 1 country was interested in those two continents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,214 Posted July 22, 2021 #36 Share Posted July 22, 2021 22 minutes ago, Pifta said: A little away from topic. I read South Africa and Australia qualified by "continental selection". Why not the winners of African Championships and Oceania Championships? There was no African or Oceania Championships. Basically, FINA asked if anyone was interested and only South Africa and Australia said yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pifta 41 Posted July 22, 2021 #37 Share Posted July 22, 2021 There are 55 countries in Africa, even a 16-team tournament can be held with qualifying. I understand water polo is not very popular, but I imagine there are more than 10 players in every country who can play this sport. Not on world class level of course, but if you can swim and throw a ball, you can already be a member of the national team. There are 12 countries and some more territories in Oceania. On those island contries, literally everyone can swim and throw a ball. So not on world class level, but they are able to form a team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted July 22, 2021 #38 Share Posted July 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pifta said: There are 55 countries in Africa, even a 16-team tournament can be held with qualifying. I understand water polo is not very popular, but I imagine there are more than 10 players in every country who can play this sport. Not on world class level of course, but if you can swim and throw a ball, you can already be a member of the national team. There are 12 countries and some more territories in Oceania. On those island contries, literally everyone can swim and throw a ball. So not on world class level, but they are able to form a team The thing is, even if you have a team traveling requires money. Most of these countries have very limited funding for sport and even some that have it may think it's just not worth the spending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,214 Posted July 22, 2021 #39 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Yeah, I imagine other African/Oceania nations have teams, but funding for a niche team sport is probably non-existent. Even for South Africa there was talk about them withdrawing due to lack of funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHSN 3,221 Posted July 22, 2021 #40 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Egypt used to have an OK team, I wonder why they gave up trying in this sport. @thepharoah is there any specific reason for that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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