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Latest News articles on handball at the Olympics

Olympics-British handball chief takes shine off Copper Box
London 2012 organisers have come under fire after changing the name of the Handball Arena to the Copper Box.

Handball-Denmark win Euro 2012, qualify for Olympics
By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Denmark won the European Handball Championship final by beating hosts Serbia 21-19 on Sunday to clinch the only automatic berth for the 2012 London Olympics.

London 2012 Olympics: British Handball slams venue name change
"Perhaps the Olympic Velodrome will be called 'the big round wooden building," says British Handball chief.

London 2012 Olympics: Cabinet meets in handball arena 200 days before Games begin
The Prime Minister and his senior politicians sat around a trestle table in the centre of the handball arena at the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London.

Croatians end France's golden run in handball
France's men's handball team's run of four titles in four years came to a halt here on Tuesday when their 29-22 defeat by Croatia in the group stage ended any hopes of their reaching the European Championships semi-finals.

London 2012 Olympics: British Handball campaign against Olympic venue's Copper Box name-change
British Handball will start a campaign against the renaming of the Olympic handball venue from the Handball Arena to the Copper Box, which disappointed chief executive Paul Goodwin.

Handball-Holders France out of European championship
By Zoran Milosavljevic

German handball squad out of European Championship, Olympics
A close loss to Poland at the European Handball Championships has ended Germany's hopes for a European title and cost them their shot at the Olympics.

Denmark triumph in European handball championships
Denmark are the European champions of men's handball, courtesy of a narrow 21-19 victory over hosts Serbia in the final in Belgrade. The win was sweet revenge for Denmark, who finished behind Serbia in the group phases.

Temporary Olympic Structures: London Will Only Keep the Venues that Make Money
The Olympics may be the most enduring of all sporting events, but three of the structures built for the 2012 London Olympics were not designed to last. Of the three changeable structures, the Olympic Stadium is the only one that will keep the same footprint.



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