Water Polo At The 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's Tournament
The 2001 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the ninth edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held from 19 to 29 July 2001, and was incorporated into the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Participating teams Groups formed ;Group A * * * * ;Group B * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * Squads * Preliminary round Group A * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Group B * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Group C * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Group D * July 19, 2001 * July 21, 2001 * July 22, 2001 Second round Group E Preliminary round results apply. * July 24, 2001 * July 25, 2001 * July 26, 2001 Group F Preliminary round results apply. * July 24, 2001 * July 25, 2001 * July 26, 2001 Group G * July 24, 2001 * July 25, ...
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Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. The area has long been considered the gateway to the country, as it is the nearest point among Japan's main islands to the Asian mainland. Although humans occupied the area since the Jomon period, some of the earliest settlers of the Yayoi period arrived in the Fukuoka area. The city rose to prominence during the Yamato period. Because of the cross-cultural exposure, and the relatively great distance from the social and political centers of Kyoto, Osaka, and later, Edo (Tokyo), Fukuoka gained a distinctive local culture and dialect that has persisted to the present. Fukuoka is the most populous city on Kyūshū island, followed by Kitakyushu. It is the largest city and metropolitan area west of Keihanshin. The city was de ...
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