In Athens on Tuesday, a draw was held for the groups among the women's handball teams that will participate in the Summer Olympic Games from August 13 to 29, 2004, in Athens. The Ukrainian women's handball team, which is the country's only representative in team sports in Athens, was placed in Group A, which also includes the teams of Brazil, Hungary, Greece, and China.
And frankly speaking, the Ukrainians were lucky with the draw. The main rivals of the Ukrainian team in reaching the quarterfinals will be the national teams of Greece and Brazil. The teams of Hungary and China are the favorites of our group. By the way, according to the results of the preliminary stage, the first four teams will become participants in the quarterfinal games. In Group B, the lineup of participants is more solid, where the national teams of Angola, Denmark, Spain, France, and South Korea will compete.