HaBaWaBa Greece: gold medals for Heraklion SA and Glyfada, fun for all the teams

Fun, joy and waterpolo: the 5^th edition of HaBaWaBa Greece, finally back after a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, was a success. The Greek leg of the HaBaWaBa International Circuit - the set of events aiming to spread waterpolo and HaBaWaBa values around the world - was held at the Glyfada Nautical Club, close to Athens, from 7 to 10 July: the competition, organized by Delta I.S.O. with the collaboration of Waterpolo Development, has confirmed once again the importance of the HaBaWaBa project for the waterpolo world.

The U10 tournament ended with the victory of Young Pirates: this team belongs to Heraklion Swimming Academy, a young club founded by Bulgarian coach Nasko Kasabov and his daughter Tsveta Kasabova, which are extremely committed to the development of waterpolo among kids. Young Pirates preceded in the final ranking Marides and Sardeles, two squads belonging to Vouliagmeni. In the other two age categories, however, the host club of Glyfada triumphed, winning the U12 competition with the Warriors (ahead of Vouliagmeni Poseidones) and the U14 tournament with the Sharks, which ended the tournament ahead of Pallanuoto Salerno. The Fair Play Trophy was awarded to the Italian team: that was a great satisfaction for coach Tonino Luongo, who participating HaBaWaBa Greece 2022 reached 19 attendees in HaBaWaBa events around the world. Luongo has been 12 times at the HaBaWaBa International Festival, 2 at HaBaWaBa PLUS, 2 at HaBaWaBa Spain, 2 at HaBaWaBa Greece, one at HaBaWaBa tournament in Dubai. Those numbers really tell of an endless passion for HaBaWaBa. Overall, 38 teams coming from Greece, Cyprus and Italy participated in HaBaWaBa Greece 2022: below you can find the gallery of the event, which will return in 2023 with the 6^th edition.      

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