The Egyptians achieved their first victories in men’s volleyball and handball at the Rio 2016 Olympics on Tuesday night. In handball, the Pharaohs edged out Sweden, who finished in second at the London Olympics, 26-25 in a thrilling performance. Egypt, in Group B, is now third in the group with two points after its last-minute goal against Sweden. The victory marked Egypt’s first at the Olympics since 2000. “We came here to compete and not to just play good games. We played against Sweden in the last World Cup and we tied, so this is not a big surprise for us,” said center-back Mohamed Hesham Elbassiouny after the game. Slovenia, which beat Egypt in the first match by one point, and Germany are on top with four points each. Egypt will face Poland on August 11 as it continues to hope to qualify for the quarter finals. Volleyball, Fencing, Boxing, Rowing and Other Sports In volleyball, Egypt comfortably defeated Cuba 3-0 after having lost to Poland 3-0 earlier in the preliminaries. The Egyptians are now tied with Russia in fourth place with three points. Argentina and Poland are on top, with…
Egypt Stuns Sweden in Electrifying Handball Victory at Olympics
August 10, 2016
