On the morning of March 22nd, Beijing time 10, the lottery ceremony for the first ball game of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was held in the banquet hall on the second floor of Swiss Hotel, Hong Kong and Macao Center, Beijing. At the lottery ceremony, the results of the 12 men's team and 8 women's teams participating in the Beijing Olympic Games came out.
The leaders of BOCOG, FINA and China Swimming Association attended the lottery ceremony. After a brief introduction, Gerimer Martinez, executive director of FINA, Conor Maku Lescu, executive director of FINA, Jenny Langz, vice chairman of FINA water polo technical committee, and John whitehouse, secretary general of FINA water polo technical committee, took the stage to draw lots for each group. After the women's lottery ceremony, the men's water polo team lottery ceremony continued.
There are 12 teams participating in the men's water polo competition in the Olympic Games. This 12 team is divided into six grades, and each grade has two teams, which are divided into two groups, A and B. In the first group, Croatia was assigned to B2 position and Hungary was assigned to A3 position. Next, Spain in the second grade was assigned to A 1, and Serbia was assigned to B1; Australia in Grade Three was assigned to A2, and the United States was assigned to B3. Montenegro and Germany in the fourth grade were divided into A4 and B6 respectively.
The fifth-grade team of China Excellent Men's Team began to draw lots, but Martinez still got the team, Marco Lescu announced to the people present. The Canadian team was first drawn to the fifth gear, and they were assigned to the position of A6, so that the China team could only be assigned to Group B, and then Marku Lescu showed the position of No.4. Coincidentally, the position of the China women's team drawn before was also No.4. ..
In the last grade, there are only two places left, A5 and B5. As a result, Greece got A5, while the last team, Italy, had no choice but to stay in B5. In this way, all the men's soccer 12 teams were drawn, with Spain, Australia, Hungary, Montenegro, Greece and Canada in Group A and Serbia, Croatia, the United States, China, Italy and Germany in Group B. ..
In Group B, where China is located, Serbia is the champion of the 2007 World Water Polo League, the United States is the champion of the Pan American Games, Croatia is the champion of the World Championships, and Italy and Germany are the top four in the Olympic water polo qualifiers. The Olympic water polo competition will be held in Yingdong Swimming Pool of Olympic Sports Center from August 6 to 24, 2008.
Governor of Athens Province Anisz? Scuros: Make every effort to light a fire for Beijing and wish the 2008 Olympic Games a complete success.
Official website, Greece, March 20, 2008 Olympic Games This morning, a reporter who just arrived in Athens to cover the torch collection ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games interviewed the Governor of Athens, anish? Scuros, a humble and easy-going governor, opened today's interview with an authentic Chinese "hello", which also brought us closer. He said that the preparations for the torch collection of the Beijing Olympic Games in Athens Province are basically ready, and sincerely wish the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a complete success.
During the interview, a few Chinese words with a strong Greek accent popped up from time to time, and Anisz was displayed on a chengde mountain resort wall chart in the most prominent position of the press conference room. Sculos and Athens have a deep friendship with China. Anisz？ Scuros told reporters that although China and Greece are apart from Wan Li, they also have a long and splendid history and civilization, which makes the two countries have forged a profound friendship. Athens Province and Hebei Province of China have formed a friendly region, so they have done very detailed preparations for the Beijing Olympic flame. At present, all the work is ready, and they are looking forward to the arrival of this sacred moment on March 24.
For reporters questioning whether the recent Athens strike will affect the ignition ceremony, Anisz? Scuros asked reporters to relax. He said that the strike will never affect the collection of the Olympic flame in Beijing, and with the end of today's Greek parliamentary elections, the strike that lasted for several days will also end. The Greek people respect their history and culture very much, and they will never allow anything else to spoil the ceremony of lighting the Olympic flame, especially the ceremony of lighting the Olympic Games for China, an old friend of the Greek people.
Anisz, 200 1 Did you come to Beijing twice at the beginning of Beijing's successful Olympic bid and in 2007? Scuros was also impressed by the preparations for the Beijing Olympic Games. He believes that Beijing's preparations are progressing smoothly, and now it is fully qualified to host a successful Olympic Games. Especially after visiting Beihang Gymnasium where the weightlifting competition was held in 2007, he strengthened his belief that the Beijing Olympic Games will be a success.
According to the experience of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Anisz? Scuros believes that during the Olympic Games, the host city will attract the world's attention and people from all over the world will gather here, so the traffic problem will be the biggest challenge facing the host city, but he believes that the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and relevant departments will be able to properly solve this problem.
Finally, Anisz? Sculos sincerely wishes the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games a complete success, and hopes that the Olympic Games, a sports event originating in Greece, will enhance the friendship between China and Greece, two ancient civilizations.
In the second round of men's water polo open, Australia 19-6 defeated Shanghai.
"Good Luck Beijing" 2008 China Water Polo Open was held in Yingdong Swimming Pool on March 26th, 2008. In the second round of the men's team, Australia 19-6 defeated Shanghai and won two consecutive victories.
After the start of the first quarter, John of Australia team 1 1 took the lead in breaking the door. Since then, Trent No.3 and Gavin 10 have made achievements one after another, and Australia led 3-0 after three minutes. In the 4th minute, the Shanghai team ranked as No.9 scored the first point. In the 7th minute, Grant scored on the 5th and Australia led 4-/kloc-0.
In the second quarter, Stephen 4 scored two goals in a row, and Australia led 6-/kloc-0-0 in 4 minutes. In the 5th minute, Australian team No.6 Anthony, No.5 Grant and Shanghai team No.7 Zhang Jian each got 1, and the score was rewritten as 8-2. In the 6th minute, Jamie from Australia 12 scored. In the 7 th minute, the Shanghai team pulled back a point by Guo No.6. At the last minute, Grant scored 1 point on the 5th, and the Australian team ended the half-time with a lead of 10 to 3.
At the beginning of the third quarter, 1 1 scored a long-range shot, and the Shanghai team 10 tied. Since then, Gavin 10, Stephen 4 and John 1 1 scored one after another, and the Australian team scored 6 minutes 13 to 4. In the 7th minute, Guo Yuan, No.6 of Shanghai team, scored a goal, and Grant, No.5 of Australia team scored a goal. At the last minute, Anthony scored on the 6th, and Australia/KLOC led 0/5 to 5.
In the fourth quarter, Australia's No.2 Reese took the lead in scoring. In the second minute, the Australian team No.4 Stephen scored. In the third minute, 1 1 scored, and the Shanghai team drew 6- 17. Since then, Australia's No.2 Reese and No.3 Trent have scored successively. In the last 3 minutes, neither side scored, and the Australian team finally won with 19-6.
The final round of the men's team will be held on the 23rd, and the Australian team will compete with China's national team, which has won two consecutive victories.