The Japanese women's water polo team finished 2nd at the 2023 Asian Games, but won't play in the 2023 World Championships due to budgetary constraints.
Jul 28, 2021
There is never a shortage of strong U.S. teams heading to the Olympics. The women’s basketball team has won six consecutive gold medals, and the men’s team three in a row. The larger-than-life personalities on the World Cup-winning women’s soccer team have captured the news media spotlight, and the women’s gymnastics team, led by Simone Biles, is a heavy favorite in Tokyo.
But one of the best U.S. squads is one you may have never seen: the women’s water polo team.
The team won the Olympic championship in 2012 and 2016. And the past three world championships. And the past three world cups, the past six World Leagues and the past five Pan American Games. Between the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, in fact, the team won 128 games, while losing only three.
US, Spain Set Scoring Records in Water Polo
Voice of America
25 Jul 2021, 09:35 GMT+10
TOKYO - The world champion U.S. women s water polo squad began its quest for a third straight Olympic gold medal Saturday by storming into the record books with a 25-4 humbling of hosts Japan at the Tatsumi Water Polo Center.
But the U.S. record for most goals scored in a single match at the Olympics stood just a few hours before being overhauled by reigning European champion Spain, which crushed South Africa 29-4 to lay down a marker of its own.
Teenager Elena Ruiz, making her Olympic debut at age 16, led Spain in scoring with five goals, while nine of her teammates also were on target.
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