Played on the largest court of any indoor ball sport at the Games, it is not uncommon to see 50 goals or more scored in a single Handball match.The competition begins at the Copper Box in the Olympic Park on 28 July, with the preliminary phase taking place across a 10-day period.The knockout matches start on 7 August, with the women's medals awarded on 11 August, followed by the men's the next day.All semi-finals and finals, as well as the men’s quarter-finals, will be held at the Basketball Arena in the Olympic Park.View the full Handball scheduleA total of 12 teams in both the men's and women's event will compete for gold in this dynamic team sport. All entries for Handball will be confirmed following the sport entries deadline on 9 July 2012.
In the men’s competition the hosts, Great Britain, will face France (the reigning Olympic champions), Sweden, Iceland, Argentina and Tunisia. Group B is made up of Spain, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Denmark and Korea.
The women’s draw sees Great Britain in the same group as Montenegro, Russia, Croatia, Brazil and Angola, and the reigning women's Olympic champions Norway take on Korea, Sweden, France, Denmark and Spain.
Debbie Jevans, Director of Sport at LOCOG said: ‘ Today’s draw has provided some excellent matches that will showcase this great sport during the Games in London this summer.’The Handball tournament begins on the 28 July with 10 days of preliminary competition. The knockout matches start on 7 August, with the women's medals awarded on 11 August, followed by the men's the next day.
The London 2012 Handball draw
Men: Group A
France
Sweden
Iceland
Great Britain
Argentina
Tunisia
Men: Group B
Spain
Croatia
Hungary
Serbia
Denmark
Korea
Women: Group A
Montenegro
Russia
Croatia
Great Britain
Brazil
Angola
Women: Group B
Norway
Spain
Denmark
France
Sweden
Korea
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