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Irans Rezvani to referee Rio Olympics water polo contests

Irans Rezvani to referee Rio Olympics water polo contests
Iranian referee Masoud Rezvani has been elected to officiate the water polo events at theforthcoming 2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiro, Brazil, whichwill be held over a 15-day-period in August.

On Sunday, the Lausanne-based Fdration Internationale de Natation (FINA), which administers international competition inaquatics, elected the Iranian national to oversee the high-status international competitions.

Rezvani joinsSlovenias Boris Margeta, Argentine Germn Mller, Polish RadoslawKoryzna. Romanian Adrian Alexandrescu, Azerbaijani Mark Koganov, South African Dion Willis, and two other internationalwater poloreferees from Canada and the Netherlands.

Thewater polotournaments at the2016 Summer OlympicsinRio de Janeiroare scheduled to take place from August 6 to August 20 at theMaria Lenk Aquatic CenterinBarra da Tijuca.

Twenty teams (twelve in the male sectionand eight in the female section) will compete in the tournament.

Games that end in ties in elimination rounds are decided by shootouts, as overtime has been abolished since 2013.

By Press TV
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