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Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from France at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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National Anthems | The Gold Medal Moments of France in Tokyo

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Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

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Pauletta

France exacted revenge on Norway at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship claiming a 31-28 victory in Herning, Denmark on Sunday (17 December).
The match was a repeat of the 2021 final with the French turning the tables on the defending champions to claim their third world title and deny

France beat Norway to win the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship title.

2023 World Women's Handball Championship: France beats Norway for third crown

Who will claim the world title and a ticket for Paris 2024?
The 2023 World Women's Handball Championship continues with the semi-finals on Friday (15 December).
The finalists of last year's European Championships, Denmark and eventual winner Norway, will face off in a Nordic encounter, while Olympic champion France will

Denmark are facing Norway in the semi-finals of the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship

Denmark are facing Norway in the semi-finals of the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.

2023 World Women's Handball Championship semi-finals preview: Full schedule and how to watch live

The quarter-finals are set at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
Eight teams are left fighting for the world title and a ticket for Paris 2024.
The most prestigious handball tournament in the calendar continues with the quarter-finals on 12 and 13 December.
Trondheim in Norway and Herning in Denmark

Henny Reistad and Norway are the reigning European and world champions.

2023 World Women's Handball Championship quarter-finals preview: Full schedule and how to watch

The world’s finest handball players are showcasing their best skills at the 2023 IHF World Women's Handball Championship beginning on Wednesday 29 November.
From strong and powerful pivots to technical and agile wings, here are some of the handballers to look out for at this year’s World Championship with an

Romania's Cristina Neagu (L), France's Pauletta Foppa (C) and Henny Reistad (Norway/R)

Stars to watch at the Women's Handball World Championship 2023

The IHF World Women's Handball Championship 2023 is being hosted by the Nordic countries Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
It's an Olympic qualifying event, with one quota spot for Paris 2024 at stake.
Norway are the defending champions after defeating France in the 2021 final.
The most prestigious handball tournament in

Norway are the reigning handball world champions.

Handball: Women's World Championship 2023 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live Olympic qualifying action

When Pauletta Foppa stepped up and scored 7/7 in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic final to help France win their first ever women's handball gold medal, it just confirmed everything that the people who believed in her had been saying for years:
She's a once-in-a-generation talent.
Born in December 2000, Foppa

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Estelle Nze Minko of Team France shoots at goal as Pauletta Foppa of Team France and Emma Lindqvist of Team Sweden look on during the Women's Semifinal handball match between France and Sweden on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Pauletta Foppa: The French phenom with the whole world in her hands

The 2022 Women's EHF EURO will be held in Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro in the beginning of November and the anticipation is building.
One European handball champion will be crowned with an automatic Paris 2024 Olympic qualification spot and three 2023 World Championships berths on the line.
16 teams

Handball | Olympic Qualifier | European Women's Championship 2022

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 08: Pauline Coatanea, Cleopatre Darleux, Coralie Lassource, Kalidiatou Niakate and Pauletta Foppa of Team France pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for Women's Handball on day sixteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 08, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) .

Pauline Coatanea, Cleopatre Darleux, Coralie Lassource, Kalidiatou Niakate and Pauletta Foppa of Team France pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for Women's Handball on day sixteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 08, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Women’s EHF Handball Euro 2022: Preview, schedule, how to watch stars compete for a Paris 2024 qualifying berth

Norway are the winners of the 2021 IHF Women's Handball World Championships after a pulsating 29-22 victory over France.
Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Norway are World champions for a fourth time, defeating the reigning Olympic champions after a typically spirited come-from-behind performance.
The first half belonged to France as they

Norway's Brendan Oftedal celebrates a goal during the final of the Women's Handball World Championship between France and Norway in Granollers, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Norway defeat France to claim 2021 Women's Handball World Championship

France won the men's and women's gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after a historic handball competition.
The Tokyo 2020 finals were a repeat of the Rio 2016 finals - the first time that has ever happened - but the Olympic déjà vu ended there:
France were silver

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Gold medalists Team France react with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for Men's Handball on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Gold medalists Team France react with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for Men's Handball on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

What we learned: Handball wrap-up from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

The Women's Handball Gold Medal Match was held on 10/08/2024 in Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Paris. Norway claimed the Gold with a 29:21 win against France.

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

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NOR v FRA - Women's Gold Medal Match | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's Semi-Final between Sweden and France took place at Pierre Mauroy Stadium on 08/08/24. France won the match 31:28.

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SWE-FRA - Women's Semi-Final | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Quarterfinal match between Germany and France took place at Pierre Mauroy Stadium, France, on 06/08/24. Final score FRA 26:23 GER.

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GER-FRA - Women's Quarter-Final | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Women's Preliminary Round Match between Spain and France took place at the South Paris Arena 6, Paris, on 03/08/2024. France won this match, with a victory over Spain. Final score FRA 32:24 ESP.

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ESP-FRA - Women's Preliminary Round | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's Group B Match between Angola and Spain took place on 28/07/2024 at South Paris Arena 6. Final Score ANG 26:21 ESP.

The Women's Group B Match between France and Netherlands took place later on, with a Final Score FRA 32:28 NED.

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Women's Preliminary Round ANG-ESP & FRA-NED | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Womens's Group B Match between Hungary and France took place on 25/07/2024 at South Paris Arena 6. Final Score FRA 31:28 HUN.
The Women´s Group A Match between Norway and Sweden ended with a 32:28 victory of Sweden over Norway.

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