The Ukrainian national team surpassed Italy and Israel at the Paris stage with a score of 212. 4735 points. Eight Ukrainian athletes won gold in the acrobatic group.
The International Olympic Committee has restricted the women's category to biological women based on the SRY gene test. The new rules will be in effect starting from the 2028 Olympic Games.
Oleksandr Svishchov's main goal for 2026 is not only to preserve water polo but also to gradually restore it to its pre-war level. A separate area of work is to return major water polo centers to the elite.