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Underwater Rugby Making a Splash in Hungary's Sporting Scene

Hungary’s national sport is water polo, a pool game played by swimmers who use a ball like a football. Another exciting pool sport emerging in the capital Budapest, however, may be set to take centre stage. Born in German in the 1960s, underwater rugby is now played in several countries worldwide. When Zoltan first attended a training session, as he told Storyful, he thought he was “going to die”. Nowadays, he can’t get enough of the game! Credit: Dr. Kalácska Zoltán Tamás