Egypt continued its great results in the handball competition at the Paris Olympic Games when it achieved its third victory in the group stage, which was at the expense of Argentina 34-27 in the third and final round of the second group competitions.
Egypt, fourth in the last edition and the 2001 World Cup in France itself, snatched second place in the group, after raising its score to seven points, one point ahead of Norway, which lost the group’s top spot to Denmark, the leader and runner-up in the last edition and champion of 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, with a score of 25-32.
This is the third win for the Pharaohs, who had already secured their qualification to the quarter-finals since Friday, after the first against Hungary 35-32, the second against Norway 26-25, a draw with France, the title holder, 26-26, and a loss to Denmark 27-30.
The match witnessed great competition between the two teams, especially in the first half, which Argentina won by one goal, 15-14, but the African champions struck hard in the second half and won by 8 goals (20-12). Egypt turned around its deficit at the beginning of the second half and advanced 19-16 by scoring four consecutive goals.
She extended the lead to eight goals (33-25) by scoring six consecutive goals before ending the match with a seven-goal lead (34-27).
Defending champions France booked their place in the quarter-finals by beating Hungary 24-20.
France only needed a draw to join the group and secure the last place in Group Two, but they achieved their second consecutive victory after two losses and a draw.
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