The girls are on fire and don't want to take it easy. Riding on the coattails of the Senior Men's State Water Polo Championship, the 22st Rio Women's State Tournament will be held from September 18nd to October XNUMXth, featuring the three top Rio clubs in the sport—Flamengo, Tijuca, and Botafogo. The matches will be played before the Senior Men's State Championship matches.

The Women's Tournament will begin this Saturday (September 22nd), with the match between Botafogo and Tijuca, at 9 pm, in the Botafogo pool. Flamengo will enter the fight the following Saturday, October 15th, against the Tijuca team. The match, which will be held at 6 pm, will be played in Laranjeiras, Fluminense's home stadium.

Check out the rest of the schedule for the 1st Rio Women's State Tournament:

October 13th (Saturday): Tijuca x Botafogo, at 10pm, at the Tijuca pool

October 16th (Tuesday): Flamengo x Botafogo, at 10pm, in the pool of the 19nd placed team in the Men's State Championship.

October 18th (Thursday): Flamengo x Tijuca, at 10pm, in the pool of the 16st placed team in the Men's State Championship.

Starting on October 23rd, the II Rio Women's State Tournament will be held, with the location yet to be defined.

Photo: Lilian Sabback