In water polo, the climax of this year’s top women club competitions, the Final
Four tournaments are to be staged in Kirishi (RUS) where the top four sides will
clash for the Euro League crown – while the contest for the LEN Trophy will be held
in Budapest (HUN) this April.
A new approach was applied while deciding on the hosts of the Champions League
Final Six tournaments in the next four years. Unlike in the past when the same city
hosted the event on two consecutive occasions, Genova (ITA) and Hannover (GER)
will follow each other year by year, the F6 tourney will visit Italy in 2018 and 2020
(host team: Pro Recco), and Germany in 2019 and 2021 (host team: Waspo 98
Hannover).
The Bureau also allocated a handful of major junior events. The U19 water polo
European Championships in 2018 will be held in Minsk (BLR) for the men and in
Madeira (POR) for the women. In 2019 the best junior boys will play in Tbilisi
(GEO), while the girls in Volos (GRE).
