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ChapitoDito t1_j6fr7s0 wrote

TIL Denmark has won 3 handball championships in a row TIL there’s handball championships

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Chenksoner t1_j6frr56 wrote

God I wish we had this sport in North America.

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anderhole t1_j6gb1uj wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,598,747)

>Man aren't comfortable enough with their sexuality to play "handball" in NA. Rather play slapass instead.

Wouldn't playing slapass make them more comfortable with their sexuality?

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Chenksoner t1_j6gifwl wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,598,747)

I remember reading a Dirk Nowitski interview, where in Germany Handball is for men and basketball is for women. I don’t understand how it wouldnt be considered a ‘manly’ enough sport.

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QualityOverQuant t1_j6h2zuu wrote

Opening paragraph from the article translated below

“Whoever wields the pen writes the story. That's how it has to be. And one fine day we will hopefully understand the greatness of the seconds we witnessed when jubilant Danish handball players stormed a hall floor in Stockholm. Rasmus Lauge looked like someone who had won 120 million in Lotto, while Mikkel Hansen's small, unrestrained jumps out on the Danish bench put the performance in perspective. Denmark are world champions for the third time in a row after the final victory of 34-29 over the French. An unprecedented title harvest on the men's side, moving commas in the history books. Forward with the chest. Another star must be printed on the national team jerseys.”

Congrats Denmark 🇩🇰

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Elune_ t1_j6hfyc5 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,604,780)

It has always been incredible to me how many morons feel the need to belittle achievements of others by being “original” and saying their sport isn’t a sport or irrelevant.

Like, what do you get out of this? All you’re doing is damaging the reputation of your own favorite sports. The danish team is world class in one of the most physical sports in the world. Arguably more physical than American Football by far.

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Thesorus t1_j6hse2u wrote

I loved handball in high-school, but I could not play it, my hands were too small to hold the ball properly.

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AverageOccidental t1_j6hx53z wrote

Denmark also won 3 CSGO majors in a row, the only team/country to do it

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Brugor t1_j6i33e2 wrote

Replying to Elune_ (#1,608,572)

As a guy who follows NBA, handball and NFL (and occasionally cycling) I can say the worst sport injuries I’ve seen was in hand ball. The physical requirements for handball are pretty high. The strength and agility this sport requires is impressive.

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GravelLot t1_j6jp2t4 wrote

Replying to Drahy (#1,613,982)

Is it really? Looking at the wiki page for it, it seems like it is overwhelmingly European. There is almost no presence in SA, NA, and a small presence in Asia and Africa.

Seems more accurate to say it's big in Europe and not very big in most of the rest of the world.

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Drahy t1_j6jrtl5 wrote

Replying to GravelLot (#1,626,927)

Men 2023:

  • NA: USA was there
  • SA: Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay
  • ME: 4 teams
  • Africa: 5 teams
  • Asia: Korea

Women 2021:

  • NA: Puerto Rico (US)
  • SA: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
  • ME: Iran
  • Africa: 4 teams
  • Asia: 5 teams

You're right that handball like football is very much rooted in Europe. Football has the WC every fourth year and handball has the WC every second year.

I don't know any other sport than football and handball, that can't have the WC every year.

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GravelLot t1_j6ju5ew wrote

Replying to Drahy (#1,627,576)

Thanks, yeah, seems like it is not especially popular outside of Europe. It doesn't seem much like football, which is genuinely popular everywhere. Seems like tennis, golf, basketball, ice hockey, and baseball and maybe more have as much or more widespread popularity.

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