30.05.2012, 03:51
Live streaming of Olympic draw announced

Live from London at www.ihf.info

The International Handball Federation has announced today that the draw for the London 2012 Olympic Games starting at 17:30 hrs local time (18:30 CET) will be streamed live on the federation’s website.

In the presence of IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa the draw event will be conducted by Leon Kalin and Miguel Roca, the IHF Technical Delegates of the Olympic Handball Tournaments.

The seeding are as follows:

Women’s tournament:
Pot 1: Norway, Montenegro
Pot 2: Spain, Russia
Pot 3: Denmark, Croatia
Pot 4: France, Great Britain
Pot 5: Sweden, Brazil
Pot 6: Angola, Korea

Men’s tournament:
Pot 1: France, Spain
Pot 2: Sweden, Croatia
Pot 3: Iceland, Hungary
Pot 4: Serbia, Great Britain
Pot 5: Denmark, Argentina
Pot 6: Korea, Tunisia

Draw regulations: At first the pots 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1 will be drawn, then host Great Britain can choose their respective group.

TEXT: EHF