Ones to watch

  20 June 2015    Read: 1703
Ones to watch
Five highlights for Saturday 20 June at the European Games
1. Crunch time for Azerbaijan, or crush time for Poland?
Volleyball from 09:00
Game of the day comes at 20:00 as men`s Pool A leaders Poland play Azerbaijan in both sides` penultimate group match. Poland have a 100 per cent record while Azerbaijan remain bottom with three defeats. Matches are running out if the hosts harbour hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stages.

2. Dutch gold rush
Road Cycling from 12:00
The Dutch will be looking for more medals in women’s Road Cycling after Ellen van Dijk and Annemieke van Vleuten took gold and bronze in the time trial. Both will again start as favourites for the 120.7km road race. The Netherlands will also have Anna van der Breggen, second in the UCI women`s ranking, in the hunt.

3. Heads over heels - and more
Artistic Gymnastics from 16:00
Ten gold medals are on the line as individual all-around champions Aliya Mustafina of Russia and Ukraine`s Oleg Verniaiev tumble for more titles in the Artistic Gymnastics apparatus finals at National Gymnastics Arena.

4. Water wings not allowed
Water Polo from 18:00
Nine days and 40-plus games after the women`s Water Polo competition began, medals will be handed out on Saturday night after Russia and Spain meet for gold, and Italy and Greece clash for bronze. The Russians are undefeated in six games, with one of the victories being a 12-8 triumph over Spain in the preliminary round. The Spanish have been on a roll since then, however, winning their last three games to finish with five victories and one loss.

5. The grittiest girls get the gold
Beach Volleyball women`s medal matches from 21:00
First serves in the bronze medal match set for 21:00, first serves for gold from 22:00. The four pairs in the hunt are from Lithuania, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.

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