France has beaten the Russian Olympic Committee 30-25 for the gold medal in women’s handball.
Scores were level at 16-16 midway through the second half before six straight goals for France and a string of saves by goalkeeper Cleopatre Darleux took the game out of the Russians’ reach.
France’s Pauletta Foppa and Allison Pineau had seven goals each, and so did Russian player Polina Vedekhina.
France also won the men’s tournament in Saturday’s final against Denmark and becomes the first country to win both handball events at the same Olympics since Yugoslavia in 1984.
Norway matched its women’s bronze from 2016 with a commanding 36-19 win over Sweden on eight goals each from Nora Mork and Kari Brattset Dale.
AP
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