France maintains handball supremacy

The French became the first men's handball team to win consecutive Olympic titles, edging Sweden 22-21 on Sunday.

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Latest Medals

Medals awarded to athletes from
Medal	Sport	Event	Athlete
Gold	Handball	Men's Team Handball
Silver	Taekwondo	Women's Heavyweight (Over 67 kg)	Anne-Caroline Graffe
Silver	Basketball	Women
Gold	Track & Field	Men's Pole Vault	Renaud Lavillenie
Bronze	Taekwondo	Women's Featherweight (49-57 kg)	Marlene Harnois
Bronze	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg	Steeve Guenot
Bronze	Gymnastics	Men's Parallel Bars	Hamilton Sabot
Silver	Cycling	Men's Sprint	Gregory Bauge

Latest Results

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Event Type	Sport	Event	Stage	Match
	Modern Pentathlon	Women's Modern Pentathlon	Final	See Results
Medal/Final	Modern Pentathlon	Women's Modern Pentathlon	Combined Event	See Results
Medal/Final	Handball	Men's Team Handball	Final	France 22 - 21 Sweden
	Modern Pentathlon	Women's Modern Pentathlon	Riding	See Results
Medal/Final	Cycling	Men's Cross-Country	Final	See Results
	Modern Pentathlon	Women's Modern Pentathlon	Swimming	See Results

Upcoming Events

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Schedule

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Dates and times are in London time.

Sport	July					August
	27	28	29	30	31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Archery	Event	Event		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event
Badminton		Event		Event	Event	Event
Basketball		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event		Medal
Boxing			Event	Event	Event	Event		Event				Event
Canoe/Kayak			Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal				Event		Medal		Event	Medal
Cycling		Medal	Medal			Medal	Medal	Medal	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal
Diving								Event			Event	Event	Event
Equestrian		Event		Event	Medal		Event		Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal
Fencing		Event	Event	Event		Event	Medal			Event
Gymnastics		Event	Event	Medal		Medal	Medal	Medal		Medal		Medal		Event	Event
Handball		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event		Event		Medal
Judo		Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal
Modern Pentathlon																Medal	Medal
Rowing		Event	Event		Event	Event	Event	Medal	Medal
Sailing			Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Event	Medal
Shooting		Event	Medal	Medal	Event	Event		Event	Medal	Event	Medal
Soccer		Event			Event			Event			Event			Medal
Swimming		Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Event	Medal						Medal	Medal
Synchronized Swimming										Event	Event	Medal
Table Tennis		Event	Event	Event
Taekwondo														Medal		Medal
Tennis		Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Event	Medal
Track & Field								Event	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal	Medal
Triathlon									Medal			Medal
Weightlifting		Medal			Medal			Medal
Wrestling										Event	Medal	Medal		Event		Event

Medals
- Rank 8
- Gold 11
- Silver 11
- Bronze 12
- Total 34
Capital City
Paris
Official Languages
French (official)
National Languages
French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)
Total Area
248,429 miles² (643,427 km²)
Population
64,057,790 people

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Overall Medal Count

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	46	29	29	104
2	China	38	27	23	88
3	Russia	24	26	32	82
4	Great Britain	29	17	19	65
5	Germany	11	19	14	44
6	Japan	7	14	17	38
7	Australia	7	16	12	35
8	France	11	11	12	34

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