Each team lines up at opposite ends of the pool at the start of play. Play starts when the official throws the ball into the center of the playing area and both teams propel their inner tubes toward ...

Video assistant review, commonly known as VAR, was introduced to Olympic water polo at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The technology serves to help referees determine if a ball completely crosses the goal line ...

Each game and period in Olympic water polo starts with a swim-off, which is a race for the ball in the center of the pool ... showing disrespect for a referee or other official and committing an act ...