Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball - Men - Group A - France v Spain - Yoyogi National Stadium - Tokyo, Japan - July 30, 2021. France players celebrate winning the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
TOKYO (Reuters) - France made their best start to the Olympic men's handball competition in 13 years by outclassing Spain 36-31 at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium on Friday to remain unbeaten before Egypt booked their spot in the quarter-finals.
Double Olympic champions France needed Vincent Gerard to make a string of early saves before Nedim Remili and Dika Mem began pulling the strings for the Rio runners-up, who have already punched their ticket to the quarter-finals.
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