{"id":107763,"date":"2024-11-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=107763"},"modified":"2024-11-06T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T09:39:43","slug":"ballarat-wins-inaugural-water-polo-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/ballarat-wins-inaugural-water-polo-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballarat wins inaugural water polo cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BALLARAT Water Polo Association hosted their inaugural Griller&#8217;s Mark Ballarat Water Polo Cup and Gala last month at the Ballarat Aquatic and Lifestyle Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend began with a strong turnout of new juniors trying the sport, before seven teams dived into the pool to battle it out for the cup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/40d2620f-_88661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making a splash: Ballarat Water Polo Association took out the win. 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