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Sweden's Handball Women Secure World Championship Spot with Big Win

Sweden had in practice already secured the World Championship spot after crushing Kosovo with 51–16 in the qualifying match at home. The handball women also won the return match – with 24–43.

Sweden's Handball Women Secure World Championship Spot with Big Win

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

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"

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

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"

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

Olympic Veteran: I Thought About Quitting

Jamina Roberts is doing her fourth Olympic Games. And her 17th major championship overall.

Olympic Veteran: I Thought About Quitting

She's a Girl with a Ponytail

National team star. But also daughter to the national team captain.

She's a Girl with a Ponytail

Axnér ready for the next step

Tyra Axnér left Sweden directly after graduation. Just in time for the Olympics in Paris, the 22-year-old has moved again – to the French top club Metz.

Axnér ready for the next step

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.