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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Germany Wins World Handball Championships, Qualifies for Beijing Olympics


Germany managed to lead Poland by 5 points to win the world handball championships. The final score was 29-24 and Denmark took the third place.

Fritz suffered a foot injury four minutes into the second half and was forced to leave the game with Germany leading 20-14. The hosts took a 21-14 lead before Poland went on a 7-1 run to close the gap to 22-21. But Pascal Hens scored two straight goals to give Germany a three goal lead and put them on the winning track.

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