Tokyo Olympics 2021 Water polo
The water polo tournaments at the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics are scheduled to take place at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center in Kōtō.
Twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) will compete in the tournament, an increase of two from the previous editions.
Venue: okyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center
Dates: 24 July – 08 August 2021
No. of events: 2 (men’s, women’s)
Teams: 12 (men’s), 10 (women’s) (from 5 confederations
Competitors: 264
Mens
Group A: Australia, India, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, Japan
Group B: Belgium, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, South Africa, Netherlands
Womens
Group A: India, Germany, Great Britain, South Africa, Netherlands, Ireland
Group B: Australia, China, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, Japan
Tokyo Olympics 2021 Water polo Live Streaming + TV Channel Details, Broadcast Rights
The Sony Pictures Networks India has been awarded the broadcast rights in India and its subcontinent for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. It will provide television coverage on Sony and live streaming through their SonyLiv app and website with a premium subscription. Jio users can enjoy live streaming of Olympics for free on Jio TV app. DD Sports will also televise all Indian matches of Olympics 2021. DD sports is free to air channel in India.
In Australia, Seven West Media secured the exclusive Australian free-to-air and subscription broadcast television rights, as well as radio rights with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through until 2020. CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Olympic network will telecast event for Canadian audiences. CBC’s detailed coverage of Tokyo 2020 will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, with more than 3775 hours of live coverage on multiple platforms and it also partners with TSN and Sportsnet to provide live event coverage, giving audiences multiple options as to what to watch on TV each day.
Channel 7 hold the exclusive broadcast rights to the Tokyo Olympics and the coverage will be spread across the network’s channels — 7, 7TWO and 7mate. The coverage will also be streamed via 7plus, with a 24/7 live stream and a dedicated Olympic channel throughout the games. 7plus will also be free once you sign up with an email address and some personal details.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights in Africa for the next four editions of the Olympic Games. DStv SuperSport, Econet Media and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has secured free-to-air rights to provide detailed coverage in the Sub-Saharan.
In the United Kingdom the BBC will be sole broadcaster of the games. BBC One and BBC Two will broadcast more than 350 hours of action live from Tokyo, covering all 33 sports, while a second live stream will be available on BBC iPlayer. The Tokyo 2020 Tokyo Games also going to be live on Eurosport.
NBCUniversal, the parent company of CNBC will show more than 7,000 hours of content from the Tokyo Olympics across its networks and streaming platforms. NBCUniversal will air more than 7,000 hours of Olympics coverage including the USA men’s basketball team’s chase for a 16th gold medal, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, swimming and gymnastics featuring USA champion Simone Biles. More than 5,000 hours will stream on NBColympics website. In addition, cable sports network NBCSN will broadcast more than 440 hours and USA Network more than 380 hours on USA Network. The Olympic Channel will show Team USA competitions, including wrestling and tennis. The Golf Channel will show golf events, and Telemundo Deportes will air competitions in Spanish language.
European fans can watch live coverage of Summer Olympics on Discovery, Inc. and Eurosport. German spectators can watch TV telecast of Tokyo summer Olympics 2021 on ARD and ZDF TV channels as well as on its digital platform that include official website and apps. Host Japan sports enthusiasts can enjoy live streaming of Olympics 2021 on Japan Consortium TV channel.
Country |
TV Channel/Broadcast Rights |
| Armenia | APMTV |
| Asia | Dentsu |
| Australia | Seven Network |
| Austria | ORF |
| Argentina | TyC Sports |
| Barbados | CBC |
| Belarus | Belteleradio |
| Belgium | VRT, RTBF |
| Bolivia | Bolivisión |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | BHRT |
| Brazil | Grupo Globo, BandSports |
| Bulgaria | BNT |
| Canada | CBC/Radio-Canada, Sportsnet, TSN, TLN |
| Caribbean | International Media Content Ltd., SportsMax |
| Chile | TVN |
| China | CCTV, Migu |
| Chinese Taipei | Chunghwa Telecom, EBC, ELTA, PTS |
| Croatia | HRT |
| Colombia | Caracol Televisión |
| Costa Rica | Repretel |
| Czech Republic | ČT |
| Denmark | DR |
| Ecuador | RTS |
| Estonia | Postimees Group |
| Europe | Discovery, Inc., Eurosport |
| Finland | Yle |
| France | France Télévisions, Eurosport |
| Georgia | GPB |
| Germany | ARD, ZDF |
| Greece | ERT |
| Hungary | MTVA |
| Honduras | VTV |
| Hong Kong | i-Cable, PCCW, TVB |
| Iceland | RÚV |
| Indian subcontinent | Sony Pictures Networks |
| Indonesia | TVRI |
| Ireland | RTÉ |
| Italy | RAI |
| Japan | Japan Consortium |
| Kenya | KTN |
| Kosovo | RTK |
| Latin America | América Móvil, DirecTV |
| Latvia | LTV |
| Lithuania | TV3 |
| Luxembourg | RTL |
| Malaysia | Astro, RTM, Unifi TV |
| Mexico | Televisa, TV Azteca, Imagen Televisión |
| MENA | beIN Sports |
| Moldova | TVR |
| Montenegro | RTCG |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| New Zealand | Sky, TVNZ |
| North Korea | SBS |
| North Macedonia | MRT |
| Norway | TVNorge |
| Oceania | Sky |
| Paraguay | SNT |
| Peru | Grupo ATV |
| Philippines | Cignal TV |
| Poland | TVP |
| Portugal | RTP |
| Romania | TVR |
| Serbia | RTS |
| Singapore | Mediacorp |
| Slovakia | RTVS |
| Slovenia | RTV |
| Spain | RTVE |
| South Africa | SABC, SuperSport |
| South Korea | Coupang, KBS, MBC, SBS |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Infront Sports & Media, SuperSport |
| Sweden | Kanal 5 |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR |
| Thailand | AIS, GMM25, Plan B, JKN18, PPTV, TV Pool, True4U |
| Turkey | TRT |
| Ukraine | Suspilne |
| United Kingdom | BBC, Eurosport |
| United States | NBC Universal, Candy TV, Plus+ |
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Tokyo Olympics 2021 Water polo Squads
Men’s
South Africa: Devon Card, Nicholas Rodda, Lwazi Madi, Ross Stone, Jason Evezard, Cameron Bain Laurenson, Timothy Rezelman, Liam Neill, Gareth May, Nardus Badenhorst, Mogamad Farouk Mayman, Donn Stewart, Yaseen Margro
USA: Jesse Smith, Alex Obert, Alex Bowen, Ben Hallock, Luca Cupido, Marko Vavic, Hannes Daube, Drew Holland, Ben Stevenson, Max Irving, Alex Wolf, Dylan Woodhead, Johnny Hooper
Montenegro: Aleksandar Ivović, Draško Brguljan, Marko Petković, Aleksa Ukropina, Uroš Čučković, Vlado Popadic, Slaven Kandic, Vladan Spaić, Stefan Vidovic, Miroslav Perkovic, Dusan Banicevic, Dusan Matkovic, Petar Tesanovic
Spain: Felipe Perrone, Daniel Lopez Pinedo, Blai Mallarach Guell, Alberto Munarriz, Francisco Fernandez Miranda, Roger Tahull, Alejandro Bustos, Marc Larumbe Gonfaus, Álvaro Granados, Miguel de Toro Dominguez, Bernat Sanahuja, Unai Aguirre, Martin Famera
Kazakhstan: Mikhail Ruday, Murat Shakenov, Alexey Shmider, Rustam Ukumanov, Srdan Vuksanovic, Yevgeniy Medvedev, Altay Altayev, Miras Aubakirov, Pavel Lipilin, Stanislav Shvedov, Dusan Markovic, Danil Artyukh, Madikhan Makhmetov
Serbia: Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Duško Pijetlović, Stefan Mitrović, Gojko Pijetlović, Milan Aleksić, Branislav Mitrović, Dušan Mandić, Strahinja Rasovic, Sava Ranđelović, Nikola Jakšić, Nikola Dedović, Dorde Lazic
Italy: Pietro Figlioli, Matteo Aicardi, Stefano Luongo, Niccolo’ Figari, Francesco Di Fulvio, Marco Del Lungo, Alessandro Velotto, Vincenzo Renzuto Iodice, Vincenzo Dolce, Michaël Bodegas, Gonzalo Echenique, Nicholas Presciutti, Gianmarco Nicosia
Greece: Ioannis Fountoulis, Konstantinos Mourikis, Christodoulos Kolomvos, Marios Kapotsis, Konstantinos Galanidis, Angelos Vlachopoulos, Georgios Dervisis, Konstantinos Genidounias, Stylianos Argyropoulos, Alexandros Papanastasiou, Emmanouil Zerdevas, Konstantinos Gkiouvetsis, Dimitrios Skoumpakis
Japan: Atsushi Arai, Yusuke Shimizu, Tomoyoshi Fukushima, Katsuyuki Tanamura, Seiya Adachi, Mitsuaki Shiga, Keigo Okawa, Mitsuru Takata, Kenta Araki, Yusuke Inaba, Takuma Yoshida, Harukiirario Koppu, Toi Suzuki
Hungary: Norbert Hosnyánszky, Dénes Varga, Balázs Hárai, Viktor Nagy, Márton Vámos, Daniel Angyal, Matyas Pasztor, Balázs Erdélyi, Krisztián Manhercz, Tamas Mezei, Gergő Zalánki, Szilard Jansik, Soma Vogel
Australia: Richie Campbell, Rhys Howden, Aaron Younger, Joel Dennerley, Aiden Roach, Nathan Power, George Ford, Andrew Ford, Goran Tomasevic, Lachlan Robert Edwards, Anthony Hrysanthos, Timothy Francis Putt, Blake Edwards
Crotia: Xavier García, Maro Joković, Andro Bušlje, Paulo Obradović, Marko Bijač, Luka Lončar, Luka Bukić, Ante Vukičević, Josip Vrlić, Marko Macan, Ivan Marcelić, Loren Fatović, Lovre Miloš
Women’s
USA: Amanda Longan, Alys Williams, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Paige Hauschild, Melissa Seidemann, Ashleigh Johnson, Makenzie Fischer, Rachel Fattal, Aria Fischer, Madeline Musselman, Maggie Steffens, Stephania Haralabidis
China: Lu Yiwen, Niu Guannan, Deng Zewen, Xiong Dunhan, Chen Xiao, Mei Xiaohan, Shen Yineng, Zhai Ying, Zhang Danyi, Zhang Jing, Wang Huan, Wang Xinyan
Russia: Veronika Vakhitova, Anna Timofeeva, Anastasia Simanovich, Maria Bersneva, Nadezhda Glyzina, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Elvina Karimova, Evgeniia Golovina, Evgeniia Soboleva, Anna Karnaukh, Evgeniya Ivanova, Alena Serzhantova
Hungary: Gréta Gurisatti, Krisztina Garda, Gabriella Szűcs, Dorottya Szilágyi, Anikó Gyöngyössy, Edina Gangl, Anna Illés, Vanda Valyi, Dóra Leimeter, Rita Keszthelyi, Alda Magyari, Rebecca Parkes
Australia: Bronwen Knox, Abby Andrews, Gabriella Palm, Keesja Gofers, Rowena Webster, Matilda Kearns, Amy Ridge, Hannah Buckling, Lena Mihailovic, Zoe Arancini, Bronte Halligan, Elle Armit
Netherlands: Maud Megens, Simone van de Kraats, Dagmar Genee, Kitty-Lynn Joustra, Iris Wolves, Ilse Koolhaas, Vivian Sevenich, Maartje Keuning, Brigitte Sleeking, Catharina van der Sloot, Debby Willemsz, Nomi Stomphorst
South Africa: Georgia Moir, Amica Hallendorff, Chloe Meecham, Nicola Macleod, Jordan Wedderburn, Megan Sileno, Hannah Calvert, Ashleigh Vaughn, Yanah Gerber, Boati Motau, Meghan Maartens, Shakira January, Hanna Muller
Japan: Rikako Miura, Minami Shioya, Akari Inaba, Yumi Arima, Maiko Hashida, Yuki Niizawa, Marina Tokumoto, Minori Yamamoto, Kako Kawaguchi, Eruna Ura, Miku Koide, Kaho Iwano, Kyoko Kudo
Spain: Anni Espar Llaquet, Marta Bach Pascual, Judith Forca Ariza, Beatriz Ortiz, Elena Ruiz, Maria Garcia Godoy, Irene González, Clara Espar Llaquet, Roser Tarragó, Laura Ester Ramos, Paula Leitón, Pilar Peña
Canada: Claire Wright, Gurpreet Sohi, Monika Eggens, Emma Wright, Kyra Christmas, Axelle Crevier, Joëlle Békhazi, Shae la Roche, Hayley McKelvey, Kelly McKee, Kindred Paul, Elyse Lemay-Lavoie
