Olympijské hry 2020 - Vodné pólo - muži

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The men's tournament of water polo at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan began on 25 July and ended on 8 August 2021. It was held at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. It was the 27th official appearance of the tournament, which was not held in 1896 and was a demonstration sport in 1904 but otherwise had been held at every Olympics.

On 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this pandemic, the games are played behind closed doors.

Serbia won their second consecutive gold medal after a finals win over Greece, while Hungary captured the bronze medal.

The medals for the competition were presented by Nenad Lalović, IOC Executive Board Member; Serbia and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andrey Kryukov, Kazakhstan; FINA Bureau Member.

Olympijské hry 2020 - Vodné pólo - muži

Olympijský turnaj vo vodnom póle pre mužov je jedným z najprestížnejších športových podujatí na svete. Na turnaji sa zúčastní 12 najlepších tímov sveta, ktoré budú bojovať o zlatú medailu.

Slovenskí vodní pólisti sa na olympijský turnaj kvalifikovali prvýkrát v histórii. V skupine sa stretnú s USA, Japonskom, Maďarskom, Talianskom a Španielskom.

V prípade úspechu v základnej skupine postúpia Slováci do štvrťfinále, kde sa stretnú s jedným z tímov z druhej skupiny. Víťaz štvrťfinálových zápasov postúpi do semifinále, kde sa stretne o postup do finále.

Finále olympijského turnaja vo vodnom póle pre mužov sa uskutoční 8. augusta 2020 v Tokiu Aquatics Centre.