Euro glory for France's handball stars

Women's handball team add European title to World crown - and book place at Tokyo 2020 with first-ever victory over Olympic champions Russia

Connexion journalist

Published Tuesday 18 December 2018 - 10:19 Modified Tuesday 18 December 2018 - 10:19

France's women's handball team added the European crown to their World title in front of their home fans, booked their place at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 - and avenged their defeat in the final of the 2016 Olympics.

CHAMPIONNES D鈥橢UROPE !!! 馃挭馃嚝馃嚪
Merci aux pour le bonheur qu鈥檈lles nous ont apport茅 tout au long de cet Euro !
La est fi猫re de les soutenir et d鈥檃voir permis aux supporters de les accompagner vers la victoire 馃槂
— Esprit Handball Caisse d鈥橢pargne (@EspritHandball)

A year after winning the World title, France's handball stars beat Olympic champions Russia 24-21 in a tense final in front of a full house at the Accor Hotel Arena in Paris Bercy at the weekend.

The moment of glory for ! 馃摲 Kolektiff Images
— EHF EURO (@EHFEURO)

The Russians had been the only one of the game's big-players that France have not beaten in recent years. And they had lost 26-23 to the same opponents in the opening match of the championships a fortnight earlier.

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