London 2012 Olympics: Team GB men and women handball face difficult groups in Games debut Team GB women will battle with Montenegro, Russia, Croatia, Brazil and Angola in their group, while Norway will go up against Korea, Sweden, France, Denmark and Spain. From the women's draw, Great Britain are grouped with Angola in a repeat of the test event earlier this year, where the hosts won. Also in the women's draw, Norway will meet France - a repeat of the final of the World Championships in Brazil in December. Paul Goodwin, British Handball chief executive, said: "Today is another momentous occasion for British Handball being the first time that we have ever been included in an Olympic draw. We have used the opportunity that London 2012 has provided to introduce this globally popular sport to the British public. I sincerely hope that our funding partners recognise the enormous gains that we have made and continue to support us going forward. Great Britain women's captain Lynne McCafferty, said: "The Olympic Games are very nearly upon us and being here at the draw has made it all feel very realistic. All the teams participating are fantastic, but it is a good draw for us and we are very happy. The men's and women's Olympic Handball tournament begins on the July 28, with 10 days of preliminary competition. The knockout matches start on August 7. All semi-finals and finals, as well as the men's quarter-finals, will be held at the Basketball Arena in the Olympic Park. Men's tournament: Group A France Sweden Iceland Great Britain Argentina Tunisia Group B Spain Croatia Hungary Serbia Denmark Korea Women's tournament: Group A Montenegro Russia Croatia Great Britain Brazil Angola Group B Norway Spain Denmark France Sweden Korea