Here’s your daily brief for the handball action at the 2024 Summer Olympics and it’s round two for the men at the Arena Paris Sud.
The schedule
09:00 – Japan vs Germany
11:00 – Slovenia vs Croatia
14:00 – Egypt vs Denmark
16:00 – Sweden vs Spain
19:00 – France vs Norway
21:00 – Argentina vs Hungary
What’s at stake?
Nobody’s Olympic dream will collapse today but they could be seriously dented for some. The likes of Sweden and France will not want to hang around too long before claiming their first points this evening.
I haven’t got all day
Remember that incredible World Championship quarter-final in 2021 between Egypt and Denmark?
Well, they’re back, in Olympic form! A completely different challenge for the Danes and a good chance for us to measure the African champions’ hopes of a medal.
Around the rings
It’s one of the most gold-laden evenings in the pool. Among the five finals, the women’s 100m breaststroke at 21:32 is a clash of the titans, featuring 2016 champion Lilly King, Tokyo silver medallist Tatjana Smith, China’s Tang Qianting is the world champion and Ireland’s Mona McSharry was among the fastest qualifiers.