The water polo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 24 at the Beijing's Ying Tung Pool. Medals were awarded in both men's and women's tournaments. Water polo in chinese is 水球 shuǐ qiú.
Here's a Beginners' Level Lesson Preview about the character 'Water' in water polo.
Twelve teams competed in the men's water polo competition 2008.
Group A Australia Canada Greece Hungary Montenegro Spain
Group B China Croatia Germany Italy Serbia United States