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World Aquatics confirms youth water polo championship hosts
Portugal, Spain and Croatia will stage the 2026 under-eighteen and under-sixteen championships.
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World Aquatics confirmed the host cities for its 2026 youth water polo world championships. Rio Maior in Portugal will stage the men’s under-eighteen tournament from June 27 to July 4, with Hungary entering as the defending champion.
The women’s under-eighteen championship is scheduled for August 16 to 23 in Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife. Spain will defend its title at the new Tenerife Aquatic Sports Centre, a facility featuring two pools within a six-thousand-square-metre complex.
Zagreb’s Mladost venue will host both under-sixteen championships, where Spain holds the men’s and women’s titles. The announcement completes the youth championship host calendar, placing three countries at the centre of the sport’s international development pathway during the year.
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