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Can set national team record – veteran dropped

Soon Jamina Roberts will be able to call herself Sweden's most capped national team player in handball. The 34-year-old has been selected for the double national team match against Romania.

Can set national team record – veteran dropped

Sweden took the chance – won over Montenegro

The hope of a Swedish World Championship spot lives on in the handball European Championship. Sweden concluded the group stage in Debrecen by winning a thriller over Montenegro with 25–24 and is clear for play-off for fifth place.

Sweden took the chance – won over Montenegro

The Stars' Demand: "Must be Adjusted by the Association"

The European Championship was a failure – but the veterans will continue for another year to try to take the long-awaited championship medal. Then, perhaps new approaches are needed for the players to cope.

The Stars' Demand: "Must be Adjusted by the Association"

The Olympic Games star is to help in the crucial match: "Gives confidence"

When Sweden is to do the impossible and beat France in the European Championship, it's back to basics that apply. And to find self-confidence by looking at the latest meeting in the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Games star is to help in the crucial match: "Gives confidence"

Close to a Swedish EM fiasco: "Damn sour"

Sweden lost the crucial match against Romania (23-25) in the European Championship in handball and is in practice out of the semifinals – even though there is a theoretical possibility. Damn frustrating.

Close to a Swedish EM fiasco: "Damn sour"

Short time between European Championship matches benefits Sweden

Only 22 hours between the European Championship matches – it's supposed to be a winning concept for the Swedish handball ladies. I think it's an advantage for us and a disadvantage for Romania, says national team captain Tomas Axnér.

Short time between European Championship matches benefits Sweden

Swedish victory in the crucial match against Poland

Sweden managed to escape the physically strong Polish grip in the European Championship's first match in the intermediate round. The victory was finally written with 33–25.

Swedish victory in the crucial match against Poland

"Don't We Have a Culture of Saying Yes?"

Five players who have made 72 handball championships together. When the call from the women's national team comes, the stars show up.

"Don't We Have a Culture of Saying Yes?"

Goal Festival as the Handball Women Crushed Turkey

A long-awaited championship medal is the goal. With a crushing 47-19 in the group final against Turkey, the women's handball team shook off the flat match against Hungary on Saturday.

Goal Festival as the Handball Women Crushed Turkey

Swedish Rout – Now Awaits Must-Win Match

Sweden's handball ladies have got a real taste of success at the European Championship. In the premiere, it was a victory with 28-18 against North Macedonia.

Swedish Rout – Now Awaits Must-Win Match

Guide: Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the European Handball Championship

No championship medal in ten years. And frustrated fourth in the last two.

Guide: Everything You Need to Know Ahead of the European Handball Championship

Lerby included in the European Championship squad – "Had a good season"

Some percentage quality improvement and there are good opportunities for a European Championship medal. This is what the handball women's national team captain Tomas Axnér is convinced of.

Lerby included in the European Championship squad – "Had a good season"

Misses the European Championship – must undergo surgery

She injured her knee during training with the national team last week. Now it is clear that Mathilda Lundström will most likely miss the handball European Championship since she needs to undergo meniscus surgery.

Misses the European Championship – must undergo surgery

Bundsen's tears: "The dream fell apart"

Johanna Bundsen sat down between the posts and let the tears flow. There was no Olympic Games bronze this time either.

Bundsen's tears: "The dream fell apart"

The Swedish threat to Blue-Yellow: "He knows us well"

The women's handball team is reloading in the Olympic Games – and faces a familiar Swedish face. Former national team captain Henrik Signell is now leading South Korea.

The Swedish threat to Blue-Yellow: "He knows us well"

Painful Swedish Handball Defeat: "We're Getting Cowardly"

The Swedish women's handball team lost to Denmark – and it was a defeat that stung badly. Denmark turned it around in the end and won 25–23, which means that Sweden no longer has a grip on first place in the Olympic Games group.

Painful Swedish Handball Defeat: "We're Getting Cowardly"

Swedish Sensation: "Still Wondering What Happened"

Sweden could not have had a better start to the Olympics. 32-28 against the gold favorite Norway was a mighty display of strength from the blue-yellow handball ladies.

Swedish Sensation: "Still Wondering What Happened"

Toughest Possible Awaits Sweden in the OS Premiere

If the handball women got ten chances, they might win two matches against Norway. It's not just anyone who says that.

Toughest Possible Awaits Sweden in the OS Premiere

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

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.