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Norway qualifies for the 2011 World Handball Championships. Norway has qualified for the World Championship in Sweden in 2011 after defeating Lithuania by 21-24 yesterday. The match started like last week’s in Stavanger, with the Norwegian team struggling to pass the Lithuanian defence. The first goal was scored after 11 minutes of play. However, Kjetil Strand and Frank Løke didn’t play this time around and yesterday’s game was the first for Eivind Tangen, making his debut in the senior league.

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Norway qualifies for the 2011 World Handball Championships

Published on Monday, 21st June, 2010 at 09:04 under the sports category, by Alexandra Spinu.

Norway has qualified for the World Championship in Sweden in 2011 after defeating Lithuania by 21-24 yesterday.

Scandinavium indoor sports arena, Gothenburg
Scandinavium indoor sports arena, Gothenburg
Photo: Rolf Broberg/Wikimedia Commons


The match started like last week’s in Stavanger, with the Norwegian team struggling to pass the Lithuanian defence. The first goal was scored after 11 minutes of play.

However, Kjetil Strand and Frank Løke didn’t play this time around and yesterday’s game was the first for Eivind Tangen, making his debut in the senior league.

Håvard Tvedten was Norway’s top scorer with eight goals, while Lars Erik Bjørnsen scored 5.

The World Championships will take place between 13 and 30 January 2011 in Malmo, Lund, Kristianstad, Gothenburg, Skovde, Jonkoping, Linkoping, and Norrkoping.

24 teams will participate in the final tournament, which will be divided into four preliminary groups. The drawing of lots will take place on 9th of July this year in Gothenburg.


Published on Monday, 21st June, 2010 at 09:04 under the sports category, by Alexandra Spinu.

This post has the following tags: handball, lithuania, norway, world, championships, mens, sweden, 2011.

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