Handball - Men's EHF European Handball Championship - Final - Spain v Sweden - Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia - January 28, 2018. Spain's team celebrates after winning the match. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
ZAGREB (Reuters) - A rampant Spain lifted their first European handball title after a magnificent second half propelled the former world champions to a 29-23 win over the 16-nation tournament's surprise package Sweden in the final on Sunday.
The success gave joyous Spanish fans in the Zagreb Arena plenty to cheer about after several lean years, including a fifth-place finish in last year's world championship which came on the back of missing out on the 2016 Olympic Games.
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