Olympics-Handball-Norway crush France's dream take gold in women's final


Paris 2024 Olympics - Handball - Women's Gold Medal Match - Norway vs France - Lille, Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - August 10, 2024. Veronica Kristiansen of Norway, Kari Brattset Dale of Norway, Thale Rushfeldt Deila of Norway, Marit Jacobsen of Norway, Kristine Breistol of Norway and Sanna Solberg-Isaksen of Norway celebrate after they win the match REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

LILLE, France (Reuters) - Norway overcame a hostile home crowd to beat France 29-21 in the women's handball final to win Olympic gold at the Pierre Mauroy stadium on Saturday.

Hosts France had to settle for silver while Denmark earlier took the bronze medal with a 30-25 win over Sweden.

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