New Water Polo rules to be tested at 4th Men's Youth Water Polo Championshipsin Szombathely (HUN)

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FINA PRESS RELEASE 61/2018

Lausanne (SUI), August 9, 2018

4TH FINA WORLD MEN'S YOUTH WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018

A set of amended rules proposed by the FINA Technical Water Polo Committee (TWPC) and discussed at the FINA World Water Polo Conference organised in Budapest in April 2018 will be tested at this event, as well as at the FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Belgrade (SRB, August 27-September 2, 2018), the FINA Women's World Cup in Surgut (RUS, September 4-9, 2018) and the FINA Men's World Cup in Berlin (GER, September 11-16, 2018), to be then presented by the Extraordinary Water Polo Congress in Hangzhou, China, on December 15, 2018.

You can have a look at the proposed amendments on FINA website HERE

Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)

The Fédération Internationale de Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Synchronised Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).

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