National team - Handball players play for Olympic ticket in Neu-Ulm
Germany's handball players enjoy home advantage in the battle for an Olympic ticket. The team of national coach Markus Gaugisch will play its qualifying tournament in Neu-Ulm from April 11 to 14 next year. This was announced by the IHF on Friday.
The DHB team's opponents will be Montenegro, Slovakia and Paraguay. The top two will secure a ticket to the Summer Games in Paris. "Participating in the Olympic Games is our big dream. The fact that we can realize this dream in Neu-Ulm with home advantage is great, but it doesn't change the class of our opponents and the challenge that comes with it," said Gaugisch.
The last time the German women's handball team took part in an Olympic tournament was in Beijing in 2008. The DHB team secured their participation in one of a total of three elimination tournaments by finishing sixth at the World Championships. In addition to hosts and world champions France, European champions Norway, World Championship bronze medallists Denmark, South Korea, Brazil and Angola have already qualified for the Olympic Games.
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- The Handball Women's National Team of Germany, led by coach Markus Gaugisch, relishes the home advantage in their bid for an Olympic ticket in Neu-Ulm.
- The team will face Montenegro, Slovakia, and Paraguay in the qualifying tournament, scheduled from April 11 to 14, 2024, as announced by the IHF.
- The top two teams in this tournament are set to secure a ticket to the Summer Games in Paris, following the footsteps of hosts and world champions France, European champions Norway, World Championship bronze medallists Denmark, South Korea, Brazil, and Angola.
- For Gaugisch and his team, participating in the Olympic Games is a significant dream, and the opportunity to achieve it in their hometown of Neu-Ulm is an added advantage, but he acknowledges the strength of their opponents.
- The German women's handball team last graced the Olympic tournament in Beijing 2008, earning their ticket by finishing sixth at the World Championships, securing one of three elimination tournament spots.
- Markus Gaugisch, who serves as the national coach of Germany, has been instrumental in preparing his team for the qualifying tournament, drawing upon his experience from his time in clubs like Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich from the Bavarian region.
- Handball fans from across Germany, including those in cities like Munich and Oberhausen, will be eagerly awaiting the team's journey in the qualifying tournament, eager to show their support for the Olympia bound Handball team from Neu-Ulm.
- Montenegro, Slovakia, and Paraguay will be looking to upset the home advantage of the German team in the upcoming qualifying tournament, with their own dreams of securing an Olympic ticket on the line in Neu-Ulm.
Source: www.stern.de
