A roadmap to follow for water polo at the Paris Olympics.
FILE - Maggie Steffens of the United States celebrates after scoring during the women’s water polo final against Hungary at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Steffens is the highest scoring woman in Olympics history with 56 goals. FILE - Croatia goalie Marko Bijac reacts during a men’s Waterpolo European Championships semifinal match against Italy in Split, Croatia , Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. The Croatia n goalkeeper remains one of the best in the world.
—Simone van de Kraats, Netherlands: One of the leaders for the high-scoring Dutch, the 23-year-old van de Kraats poured in a tournament-high 28 goals in her first Olympics in Tokyo. She powered the Netherlands to the world championship last year for its biggest title since it won gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
—Marko Bijac, Croatia: The goalkeeper remains one of the best in the world. He won silver at the 2016 Olympics, and he was named best goalie at this year’s European championship. —Francesco di Fulvio, Italy: The 30-year-old di Fulvio was the MVP at this year’s world championships. He scored a team-high 17 goals for Italy in Tokyo.Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the triathlon competition—Bea Ortiz, Spain: The talented Ortiz helped Spain to a runner-up finish at the Tokyo Games. She scored four times when Spain beat the U.S. 17-15 in last year’s World Cup qualifier in the Netherlands, handing the American squad one of its four losses in 2023.
—Croatia is the reigning men’s world champion after a dramatic 15-13 victory over Italy in February. It is looking for a second gold medal at the Olympics after it also won in London.The preliminary round begins on July 27 at the Aquatics Centre, and the women and men alternate days throughout the Summer Games. The women’s final is Aug. 10 at the Paris La Défense Arena, and the men’s championship is held at the same venue the next day.
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