Hungary have already started these Olympics like a house on fire after the heroics of swimmer Katinka Hosszú winning three gold medals on her own in the pool. Here we preview if the team can add to this medal count in the sports featuring balls....
[caption id="attachment_993" align="alignnone" width="3410"] France's Luka Karabatic, right, celebrates after scoring as Qatar's Eldar Memisevic, left, looks on during the men's preliminary handball match between France and Qatar at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)[/caption]...
Handball masculin De loin la meilleure chance de médaille en sport collectif pour la France, les Experts de l’équipe de handball espèrent obtenir un troisième titre après les médailles d’or aux J.O. en 2008 et 2012. Emmené par Nicolas Karabatic, l’équipe a commencé sans trop...
For such a small country the Dutch always punch above their weight in the sporting arena, and the Olympics at Rio in 2016 will be no exception. Here is a guide on the top medal hopes from Holland in the sports with a ball! (more…)
China are one of the great Olympic power countries and can expect to be battling it out with the USA for the top spot on the gold medal table. (more…)
Spain normally enjoy the Olympics and tend to take a few medals with them in their luggage when they return home for some celebratory tapas and a glass of Rioja. This year in the ball sports they’ll be relying on two legends of Spanish sport...
Japan have made a golden start to the Rio Olympics and with the 2020 Games taking place in Tokyo they will be looking to their future stars to bring them success. Here's a few of their prospects with sports with balls! (more…)
Italy have a strong Olympic tradition, competing at every games bar St. Louis in 1904. They have kicked off Rio 2016 in typically strong fashion with multiple gold's in the shooting, but here are three medal chances they can look forward to in the sports...
Given they’re such a small nation, it’s no surprise that New Zealand don’t normally return home with their luggage filled with medals. But when it comes to rugby, they’ll fancy their chances as ever… (more…)
The Swedes tend to prefer the Winter version of the Olympics where they excel at plenty of skiing events and ice hockey but they’ve got a real hope of Olympic gold in one of the ball sports in Rio… (more…)
