Serbia make it three water polo Olympic crowns in a row

The Serbs were beaten three times during the group stage of the competition but came alive in the knockout stage beating Greece and the USA before an impressive display in the gold medal game.

Uros Stevanovic's side were 8-5 up at half-time and never looked in danger of letting their lead slip against the 2012 gold medallists.

Serbia's Nemanja Vico, who narrowly missed out on making the squad for the Tokyo Games, was delighted to have finally got his hands on gold.