Just because it’s not popular in the U.S. doesn’t mean it’s not fun to watch. Handball will once again be on the world stage at the Paris Olympics this summer, giving American fans a fleeting ...

While Americans are well-represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics, one sport where an American team won't be competing in is Handball. In fact, the last time an American team competed in the sport was ...

The men's and women's competitions begin with the preliminary phases, in which teams compete against opposing teams in their group for five games. The top four teams in the standings from each group ...

France, who is the host country, will have automatic qualification for its men's and women's handball teams at the Paris Games. The rest of the teams earn qualification through the World Championships ...

Handball as we know it was invented in Germany and Scandinavia in the late 1800s, but sports of a similar nature can be traced back all the way to ancient Greece. A game known as ourania was described ...

Handball combines elements of other popular Olympic sports. Players pass to teammates, avoid defenders and take shots on goal just as they do in soccer and hockey. Only difference is that everything ...