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27 January – Aryna Sabalenka wins the women's singles final at the 2024 Australian Open, defeating Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2. [17] 28 January – The West Indies defeat Australia by eight runs in the second cricket test at The Gabba. [18] Jannik Sinner wins the men's singles final at the 2024 Australian Open, defeating Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6 ...
Australia's best international water polo success came in 1996, when the Sharks won the six-nation Control Cup in Hungary, and followed it up with a bronze medal at an eight nation tournament in Italy in the same year. However, they failed to qualify for that year's Olympics for the first time since 1948.
The men's water polo tournament at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 5 to 17 February 2024 in Doha. This was the 21st time that the men's water polo tournament has been played since the first edition in 1973. [1] Croatia won their third title after a win over Italy. [2]
1.1 Australia. 1.2 Croatia. 1.3 South Africa. 1.4 Spain. 2 Group B. Toggle Group B subsection. ... Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships – Men's team ...
The U.S. has been the dominant force in women’s water polo for more than a decade, winning gold medals in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympics (postponed a year due to COVID).
The men's league was established in 1990 with the women's league following in 2004. The league is administered by Water Polo Australia, and is contested by eleven clubs, each fielding a women's and a men's team. As of 2024 five clubs are based in Sydney and one each in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle, Newcastle and Perth. [1]
The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 11 August. [1] [2] Preliminary water polo matches occurred at Paris Aquatic Centre, with the final playoffs staged at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Similar to the previous edition, twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) competed against ...
In 2022, Andrews debuted in Australia's women's national water polo team in connection with the FINA Water Polo World League Intercontinental Cup in Peru. [1] Andrews then made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris where she won the silver medal in the women's water polo event. [2] [3]