France could leave the Tokyo Olympics with two gold medals in handball, as its women’s handball team takes on the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the final on Sunday. France defeated Sweden 29-27 in the semifinals to move into its second straight women’s handball gold medal game. France looks for […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Denmark, France Reach Men’s Handball Final in Rematch of 2016 Gold Medal Game
Pre-tournament favorite Denmark will try to secure its second straight gold medal as it takes on France in the final of the men’s Olympic handball tournament on Saturday. Both Denmark and France won their respective semifinal matches on Thursday by identical 27-23 scores, with each facing some of the stiffest […]
Tokyo Olympics: European Champions Norway Favored for Gold in Women’s Handball
Norwegian women’s handball has made headlines worldwide in recent days for controversy over uniforms in the beach version of the sport. But its national team will be focused on gold as Norway comes into the Tokyo Olympics as the favorite to top the podium. The Norwegian women’s beach handball team […]
Tokyo Olympics: European Powerhouses Expect to Sweep Podium in Men’s Handball
European nations have long dominated handball – the Olympic game, not the American sport sometimes known as wallball – with only one team from another continent ever winning a medal in men’s play. That trend will likely continue in 2021, as a slew of European powerhouses lead the men’s handball […]
Post-Doping Scandal, Russia Plays to Draw in First Round of World Handball Championship
The newly minted Russian Handball Federation team played to a draw in the opener of their first match of the International Handball Federation World Men’s Handball Championship on Thursday, despite being heavy underdogs (+250) to Belarus. Seven group games continued the action on Day 2 of the two-week, 32-team tournament […]
US Men’s Handball Out of World Championships Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
The two-decade wait for the United States men’s handball team to surface in international competition was extended indefinitely Wednesday. Due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the team had to withdraw from the 2021 World Men’s Handball Championship the night before the competition got underway. It has been since 2001 that the […]