Hungary claims men's water polo title

Hungary defended men's water polo Olympic title by beating Serbia and Montenegro 8-7 in Athens on August 29 at the Athens Olympic Games.

Gergely Kiss led the Hungary team with four points in his six shots, Tamas Kasas added two.

"To win two consecutive Olympic golds is wonderful," said Denes Kemeny, head coach of Hungary.

Aleksander Sapic scored two points for Serbia and Montenegro.

Hungary claimed the title at 2000 Sydney Olympic Game.

Early on Sunday, the host Greece was defeated by Russia in the bronze medal play-off.

Results of Olympic men's water polo

Following are the Olympic men's water polo results on Sunday:

9th-10th play-off

Australia bt Croatia, 8-7

7th-8th play-off

United States bt Italy, 9-8

5th-6th play-off

Germany bt Spain, 6-4

Bronze medal play-off

Russia bt Greece, 6-5

Final

Hungary bt Serbia and Montenegro, 8-7