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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"

Nora Mørk pregnant – to miss the rest of the season

Norwegian handball star Nora Mørk is expecting her first child, with an estimated birth in May next year. The 33-year-old Mørk will therefore miss the rest of the season.

Nora Mørk pregnant – to miss the rest of the 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

Sweden Rolled Over Spain Again

On Thursday, the national team captain of the women's handball team, Tomas Axnér, will select the European Championship squad. This week's two national matches against Spain were no good benchmark since the Swedes crushed the opposition.

Sweden Rolled Over Spain Again

Sweden crushed Spain - victory with 16 goals

Sweden's women's handball team has begun their European Championship preparations. Blågult dominated Spain completely in Eskilstuna – it ended in a 40–24 victory.

Sweden crushed Spain - victory with 16 goals

"It was tough to follow the girls from home"

Sofia Hvenfelt is back in the national handball team after the knee injury that made her Olympic Games debut end after just 25 minutes. It was incredibly tough, of course.

"It was tough to follow the girls from home"

After the chaotic week: Nice to avoid worrying about moving

During the Olympic Games, handball star Carin Strömberg found out that her club Nantes had gone bankrupt. After five weeks in the new club Vipers, the same message came.

After the chaotic week: Nice to avoid worrying about moving

Back in the national team after the Olympic Games disappointment

Here is the handball national team's happy message: Sofia Hvenfelt is back after her knee injury, and joins the squad ahead of next week's double match against Spain. "It has gone faster than the prognosis and what we had to relate to when the squad was selected, but since we only selected two centre-backs, we can now add Sofia", says national team coach Tomas Axnér in a press release.

Back in the national team after the Olympic Games disappointment

Nina Dano back in the national team after tough times

Nina Dano didn't feel well last season and she was eventually stopped from playing in the Olympic Games. But soon the right-back is back in Blågult.

Nina Dano back in the national team after tough times

Swedish Star Operated - European Championship in Danger

With less than two months to go until the handball European Championship, Swedish star Nina Koppang has undergone surgery on a damaged meniscus, and the right-back now looks set to miss the championship, reports [Radiosporten](https://sverigesradio. se/artikel/svenska-stjarnan-opererad-raknar-inte-med-henne-i-em).

Swedish Star Operated - European Championship in Danger

Secretary-General Robert Wedberg: Time is a Bit Short

In 118 days, the handball men's team will play their World Championship premiere. Will the association manage to find a new national team captain before then? Since the decision comes after the Olympic Games, the time is a bit short, says Secretary-General Robert Wedberg.

Secretary-General Robert Wedberg: Time is a Bit Short

The Women's Handball Team Prepares for European Championship Against Poland

It will be Polish resistance for the Swedish women's handball team in the dress rehearsal before the European Championship in Hungary. The matches will be played in Ystad and Lund on November 23 and 24, respectively.

The Women's Handball Team Prepares for European Championship Against Poland

Tired Nora Mørk takes a break

The Norwegian handball star Nora Mørk played the Olympic Games with pain and said after the gold in Paris that she is pausing national team play. Now she is also putting her game in the Danish club Esbjerg on pause for an indefinite period.

Tired Nora Mørk takes a break

The Profile of the Tough Time: "Felt Very Unwell"

The handball player Nina Dano missed the Olympic Games in Paris due to problems with her well-being. Now she tells for the first time about her tough time.

New medal failure: "Tired of coming fourth"

Always these fourth places. The Swedish women's handball team will leave without an Olympic Games medal after 25-30 in the bronze match against Denmark.

New medal failure: "Tired of coming fourth"

Emptiness after heavy defeat: "It hurts like hell"

Pain, emptiness, and anger – but also pride. These were the dominant emotions after the brutally tough loss in the Olympic Games semifinal against France.

Emptiness after heavy defeat: "It hurts like hell"

Crazy audience pressure awaits Sweden in the Olympic Games semi-final

To meet the world's best team on away ground with 27,000 spectators in the stands. A handball match cannot get much tougher than Sweden's Olympic Games semifinal against France.

Crazy audience pressure awaits Sweden in the Olympic Games semi-final

New major performance by Bundsen – despite lens drama

Johanna Bundsen lost a contact lens on her way to the Olympic Games quarterfinal against Hungary. The great game in goal continued anyway.

New major performance by Bundsen – despite lens drama

To the Olympics semi-final after a giant thriller: "I'm completely exhausted"

Sweden was only a few seconds away from being eliminated from the Olympic Games. But the handball ladies turned it around and won the thriller against Hungary 36–32 after extra time.

To the Olympics semi-final after a giant thriller: "I'm completely exhausted"

The Star Players' Club Goes Bankrupt - Right in the Middle of the Olympic Games

Right in the middle of the Olympic Games, the Swedish handball stars Carin Strömberg and Jessica Ryde received the news: their French club team Nantes has gone bankrupt. > It's incredibly bad! It's the worst possible timing, right in the middle of the Olympic Games when you have full focus here.

The Star Players' Club Goes Bankrupt - Right in the Middle of the Olympic Games

Sweden reaches the quarterfinals – chasing top placement

The women's handball team secured a quarterfinal spot in the Olympic Games in Paris. After the loss to Denmark last time, they defeated South Korea with 27–21.

Sweden reaches the quarterfinals – chasing top placement

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"

Praise for Bundsen: "Never played better"

The phantom match against Norway was followed up by a brilliant performance against Germany. Goalkeeper Johanna Bundsen was praised after 17 new saves.

Praise for Bundsen: "Never played better"

Sweden takes second straight win

Sweden took their second straight victory in the Olympic Games handball. After the upset win against Norway in the premiere, it became 31-28 against Germany.

Sweden takes second straight win