Jadran M:tela water polo players will meet their rivals in the Champions League at the swimming pool in Trebinje, not in Herceg Novi.
There is no adequate pool in Herceg Novi that meets the organizational requirements of the European Water Sports Association in the form of adequate space for TV transmission, lighting and all other facilities that are not provided by the balloon pool on Škver.
"After the outstanding performance of our team at the qualification tournament for the European Champions League in Dubrovnik and placement among the 16 best teams in Europe, we are facing the same problem as last year - the Jadran m:tel water polo players do not have an adequate swimming pool in their city that meets the organizational requirements of the European Association water sports in the form of adequate space for TV transmission, lighting and all other facilities that are not provided by the swimming pool under the balloon on Škver", according to the announcement of the Jadran administration.
The management of the team from Herceg Novi points out that despite the fact that water polo is the most trophy-winning Montenegrin sport, the swimming pool infrastructure in the country is in an increasingly bad state.
"After the collapse of the roof structure of the swimming pool of the Igalo Institute in July 2021, Herceg Novi has been without a functional winter hall for three years in a row, Kotor has not had a swimming pool for five full years, while the swimming pool in Nikšić has not been in operation for more than half a year, without a clear date when will it be open again."
Novljani, as they state, are faced with the fact that swimming pools in Montenegro charge for the use of their services, so last year in Podgorica, the club was charged for additional training before the Cup final, on the day when the swimming pool in Herceg Novi was out of order due to bad weather. opportunity.
"Due to the high costs of organizing Champions League matches at swimming pools in Montenegro, where our club would bear all the costs of using the pool for training and matches, in addition to all the other very large organizational costs, this year we will play three Champions League group stage matches in Trebinje. In Trebinje we encountered exceptional support from the local authorities, who recognized the importance of the competition and the possibility of promoting the city, and provided us with all the necessary conditions for training and official matches of the European Champions League without any compensation. Despite these challenges, we hope that the sports infrastructure will in Montenegro in the future to be improved, in accordance with the successes of water polo selections and clubs, and to provide better conditions for the further progress of Montenegrin water polo", they said from Jadran.
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