Handball
German handball team in Olympic Form
Last Casting: The German national Handball team wins the final Test before the squad nomination to the Olympics against Tunisia. But some players still need to tremble to your home in Rio.
The cadre appointment is likely to
National coach Dagur Sigurdsson after the last successful Test against Tunisia. Known, he will give you but only on Thursday. Recommendations have made a number of players: Because the earned 38:32 (17:14) the selection of the German handball Federation (DHB) defeated against Tunisia on Wednesday in Stuttgart showed several actors, especially in the Offensive values of actions.
Gensheimer is the winner of the test game
In front of 4113 spectators Uwe Gensheimer was with eight gates, the most successful launcher of the German, see here, but also by his fellow players value set in the scene. For Tunisia Amine Bannour with eleven goals, was the best shooter. On Thursday the national coach Dagur Sigurdsson will announce which of the 14 players and which is a Reservist with the Olympic tournament in August. In the squad of the European champion 21 handball team for the test match. Surprisingly, EM-goalkeeper Carsten Lichtlein was missing in German squad. He competes with Andreas Wolff and Silvio Heinevetter of probably two Olympic Tickets for Keeper. Also, the EM-player Jannik Kohlbacher and Erik Schmidt, and Tim Kneule had to watch that. A use of Steffen Fäth the Federal coach had excluded in advance. The installation was no decision yet for the Olympic nomination, said the Vice-President of the German handball Federation (DHB), Bob Hanning, shortly before the game.
On 7. August ernst
After the nomination on Thursday, there is a small break for the national team, before the 19. July hits. Then the Olympic Team denies together with hosts and Olympic Champions France, two-times European Champions Denmark and Africa Champion, Egypt, the Euro tournoi in Strasbourg (22. – 24. July). On 1. August fly of the handball players after Rio, where, two days later, the General test against Croatia. The first game of the German Olympic tournament is on 7. August against Sweden. Other opponents in group B are Poland, the host nation, Brazil, Slovenia and Egypt. The first four Teams of both groups will reach the quarter-finals.
jw (sid, dpa)