Australia v USA - Men's Water Polo Classification | London 2012 Olympics

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Full replay from the Water Polo Arena as Australia take on USA in the classification stages of the men's water polo event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.



Water polo made its Olympic debut at the Paris Games in 1900. It was not included in 1904 but would be present at each subsequent edition of the Olympic Games.

In the early days, the players rode on floating barrels that resembled mock horses, and swung at the ball with mallet-like sticks. This made it similar to equestrian polo, hence its name.

Find more about Water Polo at http://www.olympic.org/water-polo
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