Water polo

Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to... Wikipedia

• Highest governing body:  World Aquatics
• Nicknames:  Polo, wopo, waterfootball, poolball
• Created:  19th century, Scotland
• Contact:  Full-contact
• Team members:  7 per side (6 field players and 1 goalkeeper)
• Mixed gender:  Separate competitions
• Type:  Aquatic sport, team sport, ball sport
• Equipment:  Water polo ball, water polo goal, water polo cap
• Venue:  Water polo pool
• Country or region:  Worldwide
• Olympic:  Part of the Summer Olympic programme since 1900, women's since 2000
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo