FINA World Men's Water Polo Development Trophy to Start on Sunday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The 5th edition of the FINA World Men's Water Polo Development Trophy will begin on Sunday with the participation of 10 teams from around the world.
The event will be held in Tehran’s Shahid Shiroudi Stadium from May 24 to 29 in two groups of five teams.
Group A consists of Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Morocco, Malta and Uruguay.
Iran, Austria, Guatemala, Indonesia and Tunisia have been drawn in Group B.
Uruguay and Kuwait will start the competition on May 24 at 14:30 local time prior to the Opening Ceremony which has been scheduled for 18:15.
Launched in 2007, the FINA Water Polo Development Trophy gathers teams from nations in Africa, the Americas and Asia where it is still not a major sport, seeking to develop water polo on a global level.
Twelve teams that do not usually participate in FINA water polo events are selected and invited to compete in this event, organized every two years.
The Kuwait Swimming Association organized three editions (2007, 2009 and 2013) while Dammam (KSA) hosted the 2011 edition.
Teams from Algeria, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Guatemala, Jamaica, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Morocco, the Netherlands Antilles, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Uruguay and Uzbekistan have taken part in the event.
