Iceland lost, 28 – 23, in a game against a very strong French team in the play-offs for gold. The small Viking nation never showed its face, both in defence and offence, and complained that the lack of shots taken by the Icelandic goal-keeper helped France to shape their victory and win the gold.
It was not until the last 10 – 15 minutes that Iceland mustered some of the spirit that they had showed throughout the Olympics.
But even though the Icelandic team lost, they can be proud of their achievement and will proudly accept the silver medal.
The staff at IceNews sends their best wishes to the team and all Icelanders at the Beijing Olympics.
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Icelandic handball team was second placed, and it is
very good. But I hoped such much from swimming and
athletics.
Congratulations. It was a wonderful story.
Alldeles otroligt, hienoa peliä, what a team Iceland, what a tournament.
Once again, congratulations from Finland and Spain!!!
Congrats from Canada, Iceland! Great work!
I figured it out . iceland 300,000 people other teams in olympic handball combined over 2,025,000,000
Afram Ísland
Indeed, great perf from the Icelandic team, even though they weren’t at their best in this final game. But what a tournament for that team with beaucoup de coeur !