Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-12-09
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[01] Greek water polo team wins World Youth Championship
[01] Greek water polo team wins World Youth Championship
AMNA -- Greece's national women's under-18 water polo team clinched the
gold medal in the inaugural FINA World Youth Water Polo Championships on
Sunday in Perth's (Australia) Challenge Stadium, beating their Hungarian
rivals 9-5 in the final.
Greece had won the gold medal at the 1997 Championships in Prague with
6-5 against the Australian team, but the championship at that time was
for athletes under 19 years of age.
This was the 1st under-18 FINA World Youth Water Polo Championship.
Russia took home the bronze medal in a come-from-behind victory over
the US.
Greece beat the US 8-3 in a semifinal on Friday.
Greece's Chryssoula Diamantopoulou was named the best goalkeeper, while
Russia's Elvina Karimova was named most valuable player.amna
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