Serbia clinches third Men's Junior Water Polo World Championships crown

FINA WORLD MEN'S JUNIOR WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021

Serbia clinched the junior's crown in Prague (CZE) tonight as the squad defeated Italy 10-8 in the gold match of the 21st edition of the FINA World Men’s Junior Water Polo Championships, which took place over nine days from August 28-September 5.

Serbia and Italy battled it out tonight in the first two quarters (3-3, 1-1) but Serbia ended up upsetting the Italians in the third and final quarters (3-2, 3-2) to finally bag the Junior title, adding to their tally a seventh consecutive medal stretching back to 2009, including golds in 2011 and 2015.

Italy, who won its last gold medal in 2013 and claimed bronze in 2019, takes a well-deserved silver medal home.

Montenegro clinched the bronze medal at stake today, beating the Hungarians 12-11 after penalty shootout (2-1, 2-2, 1-3, 3-2), a significant improvement for the Balkan squad since its sixth position in 2019.

The Greeks, winners of the 2019 Junior World Championships, rank eighth after losing 9-11 to Hungary in the Quarter Final on Friday.

Detailed results available on FINA website here https://www.fina.org/competitions/2638/fina-world-men-s-junior-water-polo-championships-2021/results

& daily recaps are available in the news section here https://www.fina.org/news

Final ranking in Prague

1. Serbia 2.Italia 3. Montenegro; 4. Hungary; 5. Croatia; 6. Spain; 7. USA; 8. Greece; 9. Germany; 10 Brazil; 11. Russia; 12. South Africa; 13. Argentina; 14. Kazakhstan; 15. Slovakia; 16. Egypt; 17. Czech Republic; 18. Uzbekistan

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 Artistic 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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