The Profile Misses the OS: "Not Feeling Particularly Well"

Handball star Nina Dano misses the OS in Paris this summer. The 23-year-old has had problems with her well-being. She has had a pretty tough spring after the championships and hasn't felt particularly well, says national team coach Tomas Axnér.

» Updated: September 22 2024

» Published: June 04 2024

The Profile Misses the OS: "Not Feeling Particularly Well"
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Handball star Nina Dano misses the OS in Paris this summer.

The 23-year-old has had problems with her well-being.

Nina Dano has played five championships for Sweden. The latest was the World Championship in December last year and she was also part of the OS team in Tokyo 2021.

But she is not part of Tomas Axnér's team for the summer's Paris OS, which was presented in Malmö on Tuesday.

How do you support her from the national team side?

Dano suffered a lower leg fracture in the EM premiere in November 2022, but made a comeback in the new club Odense in the fall. She has been part of the spring qualifying teams for EM and OS.

Even midfielder Anna Lagerquist and left back Olivia Mellegård miss the championship. They are injured and will be out for the summer.

On the other hand, newcomers Evelina Eriksson, Sofia Hvenfelt, Tyra Axnér, and Nina Koppang will be going to Paris. Veteran Jamina Roberts, 34, will be competing in her fourth consecutive OS.

Only 14 players can be selected for an OS team, plus three reserves who can stay outside the OS village. Only one left back – Elin Hansson – has been selected.

The national team will gather in two weeks for a training camp on the Canary Islands. Then there will be a new gathering on July 3 for the final preparations before OS.

Goalkeepers: Johanna Bundsen, IK Sävehof, Evelina Eriksson, CSM Bukarest

Left back: Elin Hansson, Horsens Håndbold

Midfielder: Linn Blohm, Györi, Sofia Hvenfelt, SG BBM Bietigheim

Right back: Mathilda Lundström, Silkeborg-Voel, Nathalie Hagman, SCM Ramnicu Valcea

Left wing: Jamina Roberts, Vipers Kristiansand, Kristin Thorleifsdóttir, Horsens Håndbold, Tyra Axnér, Nykøbing Falster HK

Midfielder: Carin Strömberg, Neptunes de Nantes, Jenny Carlson, Brest Bretagne HB

Right wing: Nina Koppang, IK Sävehof, Emma Lindqvist, Ikast Håndbold

Reserves: Jessica Ryde, goalkeeper, Neptunes de Nantes, Olivia Löfqvist, midfielder, Storhamar, Linn Hansson, left back, Önnereds HK

Group A: Norway, Germany, Slovenia, Sweden, Denmark, South Korea.

Group B: Hungary, Netherlands, Spain, France, Brazil, Angola.

The top four in each group will advance to the quarterfinals.

Sweden's matches (all in Paris):

July 25: Norway (21:00).

July 28: Germany (14:00).

July 30: Denmark (21:00).

August 1: South Korea (11:00).

August 3: Slovenia (16:00).

Quarterfinals, semifinals, and medal matches will be played in Lille on August 6, 8, and 10.

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