Water polo - Brazil men's team training - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 5/7/16 - Goalkeeper Slobodan Soro after training session. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
(Reuters) - A lung-bursting mix of swimming, hockey and wrestling is how water polo players often describe their game, which has garnered a reputation as one of the toughest sports at the Olympic Games.
An Olympic event since 1900, water polo has recently been gaining in popularity across the United States but has a long tradition in Eastern Europe, whose national men’s teams are perennial medal contenders.
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