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Water Polo at the Olympics

Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since Paris in 1900 (though the tournament from the 1904 Games is not official, and there was an exhibition match in 1906). A women's water polo tournament was first introduced to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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Water polo in LA 2028

There will be twelve national men's teams as per previous editions, though the women's competition will increase the number of competing teams from 10 to 12 for LA28.

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