Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Handball – Women – Bronze medal match – Norway v Sweden – Yoyogi National Stadium – Tokyo, Japan – August 8, 2021. Team members of Norway pose after winning bronze REUTERS/Susana Vera
August 8, 2021
By Daniel Leussink
TOKYO (Reuters) – Norway earned the bronze medal in Olympic women’s handball after thrashing Sweden 36-19 at the Tokyo Games on Sunday.
Norway dominated the clash at the Yoyogi National Stadium as their fast attacks overwhelmed the Swedish defence.
Sweden, which played their first Olympic medal match in women’s handball, struggled throughout the game and missed many shots.
Nora Moerk led Norway’s assault on the Swedish goal, netting eight balls to take up the overall top-scorer spot at the Tokyo Games with 52 goals.
Norway also won bronze in women’s handball at the 2016 Rio Olympics after taking the title at the 2012 and 2008 Games.
(Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Additional reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
