![]() ![]() ![]() They recently decided to give it another shot. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI), admittedly, "failed at earlier attempts" at resuscitating the sport in which India were Asian Games gold medalists six decades ago. It's not for nothing that the sport's most famous match ever is nicknamed "blood in the water." The demands of his sport are among the toughest, in essence a survival exercise - doing the egg-beater kick for over 30 minutes under water, feet not touching the pool floor at any point, swimming efficiently, shooting and passing with eyes (goggles aren't allowed) and lungs full of water while sneaking blows and braving tugs and punches and trying not to drown. You can see where he's coming from with the joke. Soro, a two-time Olympic medal winner with Serbia's water polo side, is on a four-day visit to India. "I don't think your Olympic champion in javelin could throw the ball more than ten meters," Slobodan Soro jokes, attempting to explain why water polo is nothing like any other sport India plays. Goal throw: How a Serbian Olympic great is helping Indian water polo take off You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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