One week away from the beginning of the EHF EURO 2012 and Germany suffer an injury blow, while teams begin to asses their EURO chances
Germany lose captain Klein for EURO
Every afternoon the European Handball Federation publishes a brief summary of the stories that have gone online on the EHF EURO 2012's dedicated website ehf-euro.com. This is the weekend's and Monday's summary.
The 2012 Women's EHF European Championship in Serbia (4 to 16 December) is just a week away and while the countdown to the throw-off continues to tick down, the number of stories on the host nation and the 16 participating teams steadily increases.
German team captain out for the EHF EURO
Eight days before the start of their EHF EURO campaign in Serbia, the German women’s team was hit hard on Monday afternoon.
During a training session, unlucky Isabell Klein got injured while playing in defence. The following diagnosis was a shock for her and the team: a metacarpal fracture in the left hand. Click here.
Damnjanović hopes to catch Norway napping
Serbia's prolific left back Sanja Damnjanović believes that Serbia can make a winning start if Norway follow the same pattern as in the 2012 Olympics in London, when they struggled in the group stage of the competition before firing on all cylinders in the knockout rounds when the chips were down. Click here.
Sweden aim for the Main Round
Sweden wants to at least proceed to the main round from Group B, where their opponents will be FYR Macedonia, France and Denmark, and one of their most important key player, playmaker Isabell Gulldén sees this is a realistic aim, despite their lack of time with new coach Torbjörn Klingvall. Click here.
No friendly games for Montenegro on the road to Serbia
“It’s the first step to Rio de Janeiro“, Dragan Adžić, coach of Montenegro, said in front of journalists at the beginning of preparation period for the EHF EURO 2012 in Serbia. After a silver medal at the Olympics in London, the new goal for Montenegro is to reach the Games in Brazil in 2016. Click here.
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