There are big absences in both the men’s and women’s Olympic squads

In a video published on Friday on the social media page of the Hungarian association Chema Rodriguez the national team captain said that the right winger from the 20-man squad Zsolt Krakowskithe far left Bence of Krakow and the linebacker Szabolcs Szöllősi left out. The London Olympian is a goalkeeper Roland Miklerthe far right Rodriguez Alvarez Pedro and the controller Hanusz Egon will be a reserve, but according to the manager, this may change, as they have three exchange options at the Olympics.

It was a very difficult decision to narrow down the squad, as we had to decide on players who were there at this year’s European Championship and the Olympic qualifiers, and as we say, we are a family.” – stated Chema Rodríguez. The Spanish coach added that it is a difficult moment when you have to say goodbye to some members of the family for a while, but they understood and accepted the decision, which is why the captain is even more proud of the team than usual.

The Hungarian men’s national team will play a preparatory meeting against the Slovenians in Győr next Saturday, against the Germans in Stuttgart on July 19, and against the Japanese in Stuttgart on the 20th. They will start the Olympic tournament on July 27 against Egypt, then face Argentina, Norway, world champion Denmark and defending champion, European champion and host France.

The Olympic framework of the Hungarian handball teams:

goalkeepers: László Bartucz (Tatabánya), Kristóf Palasics (CB Ciudad de Logrono, Spanish), Roland Mikler (Szeged, reserve)
right-wingers: Imre Bence (THW Kiel, German), Rodriguez Álvarez Pedro (Tatabánya, reserve)
right wingers: Gábor Ancsin (Ferencváros), Ilic Zoran (HSV Hamburg, German
controllers: Máté Lékai (Ferencváros), Gergő Fazekas (Orlen Wisla Plock, Poland), Hanusz Egon (Benfica, Portugal, reserve)
linebackers: Bence Bánhidi (Szeged), Miklós Rosta (Dinamo Bucuresti, Romanian), Adrián Sipos (MT Melsungen, German)
bullet shooters: Richárd Bodó (Szeged), Patrik Ligetvári (Veszprém), Zoltán Szita (Orlen Wisla Plock, Polish)
far left: Bóka Bendegúz (Balatonfüred)

Women are also missing a lot

In a video published on Friday on the social page of the Hungarian Federation (MKSZ). Vladimir Golovin the national team captain said that the goalkeeper is among the squad members Zsófia Szemereythe linebacker Pastor Noémi and the bullet shooter Greta Kácsor will be spare.

Sandra Szöllősi-Zácsik at the end of September, he underwent knee surgery due to a torn cruciate ligament, since then he has not played a match, but he has fully recovered from his injury, which is why he was included in the 20-man squad, but only as a reserve.

The women’s team continues its preparations with 17 players. It will first play a training match against the Slovenians next Tuesday from 9 a.m. in Rogla, then on Saturday in Győr, and on July 19 it will meet the hosts Germany in Stuttgart. The five-round tournament will begin on July 25 against the host and defending champion France. After that, Brazil, Angola, Spain and the Netherlands will be the opponents in the group stage, from which the first four places will go to the quarter-finals.

We have been working together for the second week, the girls are in very good shape, so the decision was difficult together with the professional staff, but we had to reduce the squad to 17 people – quotes Golovin in the MKSZ press release. He added that the squad announcement was not an easy moment for the players and the coaching staff either, since everyone wants to be there at the Olympics. From many points of view, they examined which composition would be the best for the team.

The Olympic framework of the Hungarian women’s handball team:

goalkeepers: Blanka Böde-Bíró (Ferencváros), Janurik Kinga (Ferencváros), Zsófia Szemerey (Metz HB, French, reserve)
far right: Viktória Győr-Lukács (Győr)
right-handed shooters: Katrin Klujber (Ferencváros), Anna Albek (Mosonmagyaróvár), Nikoletta Papp (SCM Gloria Buzau, Romanian)
controllers: Petra Vámos (Metz HB, French), Kinga Debreczeni-Klivinyi (Budaörs), Simon Petra (Ferencváros)
linebackers: Réka Bordás (Ferencváros), Petra Füzi-Tóvizi (Debrecen), Noémi Pásztor (Neptunes de Nantes, French, reserve)
bullet shooters: Csenge Kuczora (Thüringer HC, German), Gréta Kácsor (Gloria Bistrita-Nasaud, Romanian, reserve)
far left: Gréta Márton (Ferencváros), Nadine Szöllősi-Schatzl (Budaörs)