17 players have been selected for the men's handball squad for the Olympics in Paris this summer. All players will travel to Paris before the squad is trimmed to 14 players.
Here is the Olympic squad.
Goalkeepers :
Andreas Palicka, Paris Saint-Germain
Tobias Thulin, GOG (Pick Szeged)
Mikael Appelgren, Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Left Backs :
Hampus Wanne, Barcelona
Lucas Pellas, Montpellier
Centre Backs :
Max Darj, Füchse Berlin
Oscar Bergendahl, Magdeburg
Andreas Nilsson, Veszprem (Önnered)
Right Backs :
Daniel Pettersson, Magdeburg
Sebastian Karlsson, Montpellier
Left Wings :
Jonathan Carlsbogård, Barcelona
Karl Wallinius, Kiel
Centre Wings :
Felix Claar, Magdeburg
Jim Gottfridsson, Flensburg-Handewitt
Jonathan Edvardsson, Hannover-Burgdorf
Right Wings :
Albin Lagergren, Magdeburg
Lukas Sandell, Veszprem
Facts: Men's Handball at the Olympics
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Group A: Spain, Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan.
Group B: Denmark, Norway, Hungary, France, Egypt, Argentina.
The top four teams in each group advance to the quarter-finals.
Sweden's matches (in Paris):
27 July: Germany (7:00 pm).
29 July: Spain (4:00 pm)
31 July: Slovenia (4:00 pm)
2 August: Croatia (2:00 pm)
4 August: Japan (9:00 am)
Quarter-finals, semi-finals, and medal matches will be played in Lille on 7, 9, and 11 August, respectively.
