Hungary men advance to handball quarters

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Hungary beat Serbia 26 - 23 to progress to the quarter-finals of the men's handball competition and send their eastern European rivals home.

With both sides locked on two points going into the game and only one spot in the last eight remaining, Serbia enjoyed the better start but with a huge Hungarian backing in the Copper Box, Lajos Mocsai's team set themselves up for victory with a pulsating second-half performance.
Tamas Mocsai threw in nine goals for Hungary, while Momir Ilic and Rajko Prodanovic scored five apiece for Serbia as the morning's session started with a bang.
Tunisia secured their place in the knockout stages of the men's handball competition by emerging 24 - 22 victors from their winner-takes-all clash with Argentina.
Both teams came into the match with a solitary win to their name, against Great Britain, and with one spot in the quarter-finals up for grabs, whoever won would advance to a last-eight tie with Croatia, Denmark or Spain.
Kamel Alouine top scored with seven for Tunisia, while Diego Simonet threw in six for a crest-fallen Argentina who now head home.
Denmark came from behind to beat South Korea 26-24 and build some momentum for Wednesday's quarter-finals in the men's handball.
The Scandinavians, who are expected to be in gold medal contention, have not been at their best during the first week of the Games, but battled hard for a win that temporarily sends them up to second in Group B, with Spain to play in the evening session.
Denmark came from behind to beat South Korea 26 - 24 and build some momentum for Wednesday's quarter-finals in the men's handball.  
The Scandinavians, who are expected to be in gold medal contention, have not been at their best during the first week of the Games, but battled hard for a win that temporarily sends them up to second in Group B, with Spain yet to play.
Anders Eggert Jenesn and Michael Knudsen each threw in six, a tally matched by Korea's Lee Jae Woo and Eom Hyowon .
Great Britain men's Olympic handball adventure is over after their preliminary stage campaign came to an end, but they saved their best until last in a valiant defeat to reigning silver medallists Iceland.
Defying their six-year infancy as a handballing nation, Team GB produced their best-ever display in the first half to match the Scandinavians, before falling away badly after the break.
Although ultimately it was another thumping loss, which meant they were whitewashed in Group A after heavy reverses in their first four matches, it was a performance in part that gave great hope for the future and fittingly they left the arena to a reception worthy of gold medallists.
As ugly as the scoreboards have been for Team GB during the last eight days, they know that along with the women's team, who bowed out yesterday, they have more than played their part in introducing handball to the British public and after the rousing first-half display today they are certain to leave a lasting legacy long after the Olympic flame departs for Rio.