Women's Handball - Handball - Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
Event Format:
The format for the Handball tournament included a preliminary group stage followed by quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. In the preliminary phase the 12 participating teams were split into two pools of six in a round robin format with each team playing every other team in their group. The top four teams in each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. Event facts: Women's Handball competition was held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium and 12 teams participated in the event. |