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French handball player arrested in attempted rape
Handball player Benoît Kounkoud was released from police custody Wednesday pending further investigation into an allegation that he tried to rape a woman, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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Handball official pleads guilty to child porn, quits
Bruno Martini, president of France's pro handball league, was given a 12-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to child corruption and child porn charges.
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Handball: Women can wear shorts over bikini
The International Handball Federation (IHF) has changed its rules regarding women's uniforms to allow beach handball players to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms.
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Handball asked to review women's bikini uniform
The five Nordic countries urged the International Handball Federation "to review uniform rules in accordance with gender equality" after the Norway team was punished for wearing shorts instead of the mandated bikini uniform.
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France sweeps handball as women top Russians
France tops ROC for women's handball gold and in the process becomes the first country in 37 years to sweep the men's and women's tournaments.
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France holds off Danes for men's handball gold
France won the Olympic gold medal in men's handball, holding off a Denmark rally that made it a one-goal game in the final minute to win 25-23 in the final.
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Denmark wins men's handball worlds to repeat
Denmark will go to the Tokyo Olympics as world men's handball champion after beating Sweden 26-24 in the final Sunday.
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Russia wins women's handball gold over France
Russia won a hard-fought contest against France to take Olympic women's handball gold Saturday.
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Aussies in Action Rio 2016
When are the Australian athletes competing in Rio de Janeiro?
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WHO rejects call to cancel Rio Games over Zika
The WHO maintains that despite the increased number of infections because of the Zika outbreak, there is "no public health justification" for calling off the Rio Games.
Handball Standings
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
USA | 39 |
CHN | 38 |
JPN | 27 |
USA | 41 |
CHN | 32 |
ROC | 28 |
USA | 33 |
ROC | 23 |
GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7McKeon
- 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Dressel | 5 |
McKeon | 4 |
McKeown | 3 |
Scott | 3 |
Ledecky | 2 |
Hashimoto | 2 |
McKeon | 3 |
Nagornyy | 2 |
Melnikova | 2 |
Olympics News
Konnor McClain, eMjae Frazier among six gymnasts to watch in 2025
After a memorable and historic season filled with record-setting scores and epic performances, we can't help but to look ahead to next season.
2024 NCAA gymnastics championships finals: LSU wins first-ever national title
With Haleigh Bryant leading the squad, LSU earned its first national title on Saturday in a whirlwind day at the NCAA gymnastics championships.
Armand Duplantis breaks pole vault world record for 8th time
Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for an eight time with a 6.24-meter effort in the first Diamond League meeting of the 2024 season in China.
Sports bodies criticize track's move to pay gold medalists
Olympic sports bodies have criticized World Athletics for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.
Lloyd Martin aims for the record books at the London Marathon
On Sunday, Lloyd Martin will run his first marathon, alongside his mom, Ceri. His goal: to become the youngest athlete with Down syndrome to complete the race.
Highlights from the 2024 NCAA gymnastics semifinals
The NCAA gymnastics semifinals were a roller-coaster ride with stellar, title-winning routines -- but also more falls than anyone expected.