Here’s your daily brief for the handball action at the 2024 Summer Olympics and it’s round three for the men at the Arena Paris Sud.
The schedule
09:00 – Norway vs Hungary
11:00 – Croatia vs Germany
14:00 – Spain vs Japan
16:00 – Slovenia vs Sweden
19:00 – France vs Egypt
21:00 – Denmark vs Argentina
What’s at stake?
It’s getting serious for all involved as the quarter-final picture begins to clear up. Germany and Croatia don’t need to be told how important top spot in group A is and they’ll be fighting for a big advantage in that race, while France need a win to get their campaign started.
I haven’t got all day
That France win won’t come easy today and their tussle with Egypt is the must-see clash of the day. Egypt will be encouraged by their second half display against Denmark and see this as a golden opportunity to get a rare victory over the reigning champions.
Around the rings
After plenty of talk about how safe the water in the Seine is, postponements and the threat of the triathlon turning into a duathlon, it’s actually happening today. Both women’s and men’s races take place in the morning and are well-worth a watch.