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<\/p>\nUkraine’s water polo team has completed its performances at the World Cup among second division teams. The team showed a competitive game, won a resounding victory over Canada (17:13) and refused to play a match against the Russians, who are playing under neutral status.<\/p>\n
President of the Ukrainian Water Polo Federation Oleksandr Svishchov noted that the team gradually gained in strength during the tournament.<\/p>\n
“Our guys came up in good shape, but due to the lack of leaders, the lineup was not optimal. At the same time, the progress was obvious,” he said.<\/p>\n
In the group stage, the Ukrainians put up a fight against France, defeated Hong Kong and narrowly lost to Argentina.<\/p>\n
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The key moment was the victory over Canada.
“This is a real success. We beat a world-class team that regularly plays in top tournaments,” emphasized Svishchov.<\/p>\n
He also drew attention to the youth of the squad:
“We were one of the youngest teams in the tournament, and this gives us optimism for the future.”<\/p>\n
Separately, the President of the Ukrainian Water Polo Federation commented on the refusal to play with the Russians:
“We cannot shake hands with those whose country is waging war against us. There is no neutrality between the aggressor and the victim.”<\/p>\n
According to him, moral principles are more important than the result:
“Moral defeat is the only thing we fear.”<\/p>\n
“Today, Ukrainian sports is also a front. We choose loyalty to our country,” Svishchov summarized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ukraine’s water polo team has completed its performances at the World Cup among second division teams. The team showed a competitive game, won a resounding victory over Canada (17:13) and refused to play a match against the Russians, who are playing under neutral status. President of the Ukrainian Water Polo Federation Oleksandr Svishchov noted that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n