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Dark Night Start for Apelgren: "Damn, That's Awful"

Michael Apelgren got a pitch-black start as national team captain. Sweden was crushed, humiliated, and overrun in the first half by reigning European Champions France, who ultimately won 37–31 (21–11).

Dark Night Start for Apelgren: "Damn, That's Awful"

The Swedish star leaves PSG

The national handball team's captain and goalkeeper star Andreas Palicka is leaving French top club Paris Saint-Germain after the current season. .

The Swedish star leaves PSG

Apelgren: "Got to work a little beforehand"

The new national team captain Michael Apelgren delivered no evasions when he presented his first handball squad. He spoke plainly about why he rejects certain veterans.

Apelgren: "Got to work a little beforehand"

New Power Quartet – but Swedish Men Out of the Olympic Games

Still another nerve-wracking quarterfinal, but this time without a happy blue-yellow ending. The Swedish handball men have finished playing in the Olympic Games after 31–32 against gold favorite Denmark.

New Power Quartet – but Swedish Men Out of the Olympic Games

Crisis meeting gave a boost: "A good and nice meeting"

A "crisis meeting" on Thursday where the players got to talk things through yielded results. The handball men crushed Croatia 38-27 in the crucial match and are still in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games.

Crisis meeting gave a boost: "A good and nice meeting"

Palicka: "I'm not getting into that discussion"

They are the reigning Olympic and European champions. But in the Olympic Games in Paris, France's handball heroes have had a disastrous start with two major defeats.

Palicka: "I'm not getting into that discussion"

Carlsbogård: "The team always comes first"

Fresh Champions League winner with Barcelona and praised by national team teammates. Yet he is somewhat of a hidden gem, the left-winger Jonathan Carlsbogård.

Carlsbogård: "The team always comes first"

Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names

With a month to go until the Olympic opening ceremony, the Swedish team is growing and now stands at 110 active members. A skateboarder, a hammer thrower, three golfers and a group of swimmers are among the team's newcomers.

Swedish Olympic team grows – eleven new names

Goalkeeper profile gets new Olympic chance – as one of 17

The goalkeeper Mikael Appelgren makes a comeback in the national team and is selected in the squad for the Olympics in Paris. Fantastic fun, says "The Apple", who hasn't quite grasped the happy news.

Men's Handball Olympic Squad Selected - Three to be Cut

17 players have been selected for the men's handball squad for the Olympics in Paris this summer. All players will travel to Paris before the squad is trimmed to 14 players.

Men's Handball Olympic Squad Selected - Three to be Cut

Ekberg's cryptic Olympic message: "We'll see"

Niclas Ekberg sets a point for a long and successful professional career in Kiel. And leaves at the same time a cryptic answer regarding possibly Olympic Games play with Sweden in the summer.

Ekberg's cryptic Olympic message: "We'll see"