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In women's handball, Great Britain is 0-4-0 and France is 3-0-1 (W-L-D). France is guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals while Britain is eliminated, but each will play one more group stage game. Handball is almost unknown in GB, with only a dozen or so clubs, in stark contrast to most other countries in Western Europe.
In women's handball, Great Britain is 0-4-0 and France is 3-0-1 (W-L-D). France is guaranteed a spot in the quarterfinals while Britain is eliminated, but each will play one more group stage game. Handball is almost unknown in GB, with only a dozen or so clubs, in stark contrast to most other countries in Western Europe.
In men's basketball, Great Britain is 0-3 while Australia is 1-2. They are both in Group B. France, in Group A, is 3-1. The French will advance to the quarterfinals, as will either the Australians or Brits (but not both). Basketball is a minor sport in GB, much less played than in continental Europe, and GB would have considered themselves lucky if they had won a match.
In men's basketball, Great Britain is 0-4 while Australia is 2-2. They are both in Group B. France, in Group A, is 3-1. The French will advance to the quarterfinals, as will the Australians. Great Britain is eliminated but has one more group stage game. Basketball is a minor sport in GB, much less played than in continental Europe, and GB would have considered themselves lucky if they had won a match.
In men's volleyball, Great Britain is 0-4 while Australia is 1-3. The British are eliminated from quarterfinal contention, but will play one more group stage game. Volleyball is very much a minor sport in GB. They only had a volleyball team in the Olympics because they were host nation and they did not expect to win any of their matches.
In men's volleyball, Great Britain is 0-4 while Australia is 1-3. The British are eliminated from quarterfinal contention, but will play one more group stage game. Volleyball is very much a minor sport in GB. They only had a volleyball team in the Olympics because they were host nation and they did not expect to win any of their matches.