Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Handball
competitions at the Beijing
2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team events. A NOC
was permitted to enter one Men's team and one Women's team in the handball competitions.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
competitions at the Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
The Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium is an indoor arena next to the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium at the southern part of the Olympic Green in Beijing, China....
and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team events. A NOC
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
was permitted to enter one Men's team and one Women's team in the handball competitions.
Medal summary
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