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[quote_box_center]January 10th to January 23rd saw Belgrade\u2019s Kombank Arena host to the European Water Polo Championships, with 16 men\u2019s and 12 women\u2019s national teams participating in the competition. A total of 100 games have been played at the European Championships \u2013 56 in men\u2019s and 44 in women\u2019s category \u2013 played for the first time at a single swimming area.[/quote_box_center]
\nThe Serbian team won the gold medal in men\u2019s competition by defeating the Montenegrin team in the finals by 10:8, defending its title of the European champion from 2014 in Hungary. The Hungarian women\u2019s team deservedly took gold.
\nThe tradition of competing in men\u2019s category can be dated back to 1926, when the first water polo championship took place in Budapest, while women\u2019s competition first started in 1985 in Oslo. This year\u2019s competition is the 32nd in men\u2019s and the 16th in women\u2019s category.
\nIn addition to the gold medal, the European Water Polo Championship was of great importance to Serbia and the organizers in terms of event organizing. In addition to the organizers, the organizational and executive boards, the championship was organized with the help of 400 volunteers. All of them together contributed to the success of this big event.
\nThis included the construction of two Myrtha Pools System inox pools, with the pool decks around the pools of 1,500 square meters in surface, one for competitions (size 34x21x2m) and one warm-up pool (size 25x15x2m). Both pools were manufactured and installed by the Italian company\u00a0Piscine Castiglione.
\nPool installation started on December 27th and ended on January 3rd, when the filling of the pools with water started. The hydrant network poured around 1,300 cubic meters of water in the two pools. Filling the pools with water, and then heating them, took 36 hours. The competition pool was equipped with a new water flow system that disinfects and purifies water, after which the pools are refilled with it.
\nThe dismantling of the pools took four days, and May is set to see both pools installed in Vrnjacka Banja, where the National Water Polo Center is planned for construction.
\nThe 2016 European Water Polo Championships received widespread media attention. The Championships was attended by more than 337 accredited reporters and media representatives, as many as 167 of them being from abroad.\u00a0 The European Water Polo Championships broke the record in TV ratings, also \u2013 the live broadcast on the small screen was watched by as many as 2,761,691 viewers.
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The crowds visiting Kombank Arena broke the record on the first day of the championship already, when the game between Serbia and Croatia was attended by 11,000 spectators, which was also the venue\u2019s maximum capacity. The Serbian water polo players were cheered on by crowds of similar size also at the rest of the games.
\nDue to the great interest in the finals of the European Championshipa, additional capacities were installed inside Kombank Arena, so the final game was attended by 18,473 people. This number of visitors has set a new world record and surpassed the previous one, which was set at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 when the final water polo game between Hungary and Russia saw 17,000 spectators.
\nAfter a very successful run of the European Water Polo Championships, the hosts proved that Belgrade is able to fulfill all demands and requirements that are necessary in organizing events this big.
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\n", "content_text": "[quote_box_center]January 10th to January 23rd saw Belgrade\u2019s Kombank Arena host to the European Water Polo Championships, with 16 men\u2019s and 12 women\u2019s national teams participating in the competition. A total of 100 games have been played at the European Championships \u2013 56 in men\u2019s and 44 in women\u2019s category \u2013 played for the first time at a single swimming area.[/quote_box_center]\nThe Serbian team won the gold medal in men\u2019s competition by defeating the Montenegrin team in the finals by 10:8, defending its title of the European champion from 2014 in Hungary. The Hungarian women\u2019s team deservedly took gold.\nThe tradition of competing in men\u2019s category can be dated back to 1926, when the first water polo championship took place in Budapest, while women\u2019s competition first started in 1985 in Oslo. This year\u2019s competition is the 32nd in men\u2019s and the 16th in women\u2019s category.\nEuropean Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016\nIn addition to the gold medal, the European Water Polo Championship was of great importance to Serbia and the organizers in terms of event organizing. In addition to the organizers, the organizational and executive boards, the championship was organized with the help of 400 volunteers. All of them together contributed to the success of this big event.\nKombank Arena was completely redecorated for the occasion and transformed into the biggest swimming grounds.\nThis included the construction of two Myrtha Pools System inox pools, with the pool decks around the pools of 1,500 square meters in surface, one for competitions (size 34x21x2m) and one warm-up pool (size 25x15x2m). Both pools were manufactured and installed by the Italian company\u00a0Piscine Castiglione.\nPool installation started on December 27th and ended on January 3rd, when the filling of the pools with water started. The hydrant network poured around 1,300 cubic meters of water in the two pools. Filling the pools with water, and then heating them, took 36 hours. The competition pool was equipped with a new water flow system that disinfects and purifies water, after which the pools are refilled with it.\nThe construction and installation of the pools were investments worth EUR 1,25 billion.\nThe dismantling of the pools took four days, and May is set to see both pools installed in Vrnjacka Banja, where the National Water Polo Center is planned for construction.\nThe 2016 European Water Polo Championships received widespread media attention. The Championships was attended by more than 337 accredited reporters and media representatives, as many as 167 of them being from abroad.\u00a0 The European Water Polo Championships broke the record in TV ratings, also \u2013 the live broadcast on the small screen was watched by as many as 2,761,691 viewers.\nEuropean Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016\nThe crowds visiting Kombank Arena broke the record on the first day of the championship already, when the game between Serbia and Croatia was attended by 11,000 spectators, which was also the venue\u2019s maximum capacity. The Serbian water polo players were cheered on by crowds of similar size also at the rest of the games.\nDue to the great interest in the finals of the European Championshipa, additional capacities were installed inside Kombank Arena, so the final game was attended by 18,473 people. This number of visitors has set a new world record and surpassed the previous one, which was set at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 when the final water polo game between Hungary and Russia saw 17,000 spectators.\nAfter a very successful run of the European Water Polo Championships, the hosts proved that Belgrade is able to fulfill all demands and requirements that are necessary in organizing events this big.\nThe post European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2016-02-22T13:09:39+01:00", "date_modified": "2016-12-23T12:27:56+01:00", "author": { "name": "Miroslava Jeremic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/miroslava/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Miroslava.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/naslovna-1.jpg", "tags": [ "European Water Polo Championships 2016", "WATER POLO", "Hot topics" ] } ] }