Russia’s girls’s water polo crew began their marketing campaign for an Olympic berth in model, destroying their Slovakian rivals 31-2 within the opening sport of the 2020 European championship in Budapest, Hungary.
The Russians netted a complete of 14 unanswered targets through the first two quarters to make sure a dominant victory lengthy earlier than the match ended.
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The Slovakian squad managed to attain two comfort targets whereas conceding 17 extra within the following quarters, struggling a 31-2 defeat within the first group stage match.
The 2020 continental match has further significance this yr, with the gold medalists in each the boys’s and ladies’s fields mechanically qualifying for subsequent summer season’s Olympics in Tokyo.
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⚠️ 34th LEN European Water Polo Championship-Budapest 2020
? DAY 1 – WOMEN – RESULTS
?? Slovakia 2 ? 31 Russia ??
? Outcomes ? https://t.co/aRo3JtQtfT pic.twitter.com/d4cKOJAyGs— LEN EuropeanAquatics (@LENaquatics) January 12, 2020
The championship sees 12 European groups divided into two teams, with the highest 4 squads advancing to the quarterfinals.
Russia is competing in group A, together with Slovakia, host nation Hungary, Greece, Serbia, and Croatia.
