Croatia win 1st Olympic water polo title

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Croatia beat Italy 8-6 to win mens water polo gold at the London Olympics.

13 August,2012 04:54 am

As grueling as winning Croatias first Olympic water polo title might be, celebrating it might turn out to be even more exhausting.Goalkeeper Josip Pavic anchored a sparkling Croatia defense, and Miho Boskovic and Maro Jokovic both scored twice in the second half as Croatia pulled away from Italy for an 8-6 win Sunday to claim the gold medal at the London Games.The win capped a perfect competition for Croatia, which rolled up an 8-0 record on the way to its first Olympic gold in mens water polo and second ever after its silver at the 1996 Atlanta Games.We played amazing the whole tournament, Boskovic said. I think we deserve 100 percent this medal. We played the best water polo and did our finest performance the last match.Now the hard work begins celebrating the win. For sure, we will not sleep the next two or three days, he added with a grin.