Women's Team Handball - Copper Box/Olympic Park 2:30 PM (8:30 AM Central)
Preliminaries - Group A
Game 1 - Croatia vs. Brazil
Game 2 - Denmark vs. Sweden
Team handball is not a sport most Americans are familiar with. It's a sport played primarily in Europe. Handball was developed in Denmark, Sweden and Germany in the late 19th century. The sport first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin. The teams favored for the gold medal are Denmark, Norway, South Korea and Russia.
For lack of a better description, team handball is a combination of basketball, soccer and water polo. If you'd like to get a better idea of what it's all about, you can check out the video below. Also, here's the link to the official Olympic team handball page.
Women's Volleyball - Earls Court/West London 8:00 PM (2:00 PM Central)
Preliminary - Pool B
Game 1 - USA vs. Korea
Game 2 - Croatia vs. Brazil
Like basketball, volleyball was invented in the United States. Volleyball made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 1964 Games. The gold medal favorites are Japan, China, Cuba and Brazil. Here's the link to the official Olympic volleyball page.
