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1 November 2009 - Olympia Women play first league game
First league game - against last year's champions. It is possible to have better luck with the fixture list. Olympia lined up with a strong team, and had just reward for it. Other than for two lapses in concentration, the team matched the opponents well and played evenly in terms of goals. However, Ruislip is too good a team to allow for losses of concentration, and it cost Olympia nine goals. Final score was 23-14 to Ruislip, and Olympia still has some work to do before next game. Click here for a match report.
25 October 2009 - Olympia Men kick off season with win
After a number of friendlies (without loss, but including a draw against Versailles) Olympia's men finally kicked off the domestic season. After succumbing to a draw against Ruislip in the last competitive game played against them, it was important to be strong and secure two points in this game. With a half-time score of 8-8 this seemed less likely, but Olympia eventually steered clear and won 17-14. First two points of the season on the board. Click here for a match report.
12 October 2009 - Daniel Guz transfers back to Cambridge after loan spell
Olympia's goalkeeper during the EHF Challenge Cup, Daniel Guz, transferred back to Cambridge today, marking the end of a short but very appreciated loan spell at Olympia. The whole club is grateful for Daniel for helping our team out during our short European adventure, and he will always hold a special place in our club.
9-11 October 2009 - Olympia Men take part in their first EHF Challenge Cup Campaign
How do you reward a team for a good season? By taking part in the EHF Challenge Cup. Having finished second in the 2008/09 season, Olympia had the honours to represent English Handball in the EHF Challenge Cup Group D, which was played in Montenegro. Facing professional opposition from Portugal, Montenegro and Macedonia over the three days, Olympia suffered some heavy defeats but played some very good handball (particularly against the Montenegrian home team). All of the team very much enjoyed the trip and want to extend our congratulations and thanks to RK Berane for a very welll organised tournament. We have already started the hard work of qualifying for another chance of European glory next year. Click here for match reports.
12 August 2009 - Olympia announces partnership with Salon Contemporary
Olympia today announced a partnership with Salon Contemporary, with the latter pledging its support to Olympia in the development of the Club and the sport in England as a whole. Please press here for the press release.
15 February 2009 - Seven brave Olympians draw Ruislip
With only seven players, and no goalkeeper, a severely weakened Olympia travelled to Moulton college to play Ruislip Eagles. Terrific team spirit and an incredible willingness to fight for the team saw us snatch a draw at the last gasp of the game.
14 February 2009 - Disappointing defeat in the best game of the year
Valentine's day gave Leyton what must have been one of the best games of handball this country has ever seen. Archrivals (and friends) Great Dane provided the opposition and both teams lined up formidable squads and showed why they are the top two teams in the Southern division. The game was a closely fought contest with the final score being recorded as 25-22 in favour of Great Dane.
12 February 2009 - Olympia enters team for the Calella international handball tournament
Olympia's women team has entered the Calella international handball tournament which will be played at the end of May/beginning of June.
8 February 2009 - Southampton takes a beating against Olympia
Southampton faced an uphill struggle against Olympia when taking them on as the second team in a double header. After first having lost a game against Oxford, they were given a short respite before playing their second game against Olympia, with the latter running out as very comfortable winners at the end. The final score was 42-6.
1 February 2009 - Game against Southampton rescheduled again
The game against Southampton scheduled for 1 February has been rescheduled again, and will now be played on 8 February 2009. The game against Great Dane previously scheduled for that date will instead be played on 14 February 2009.
31 January 2009 - Olympia continues winning streak in Division II
After a long journey to Bath, Olympia secured wins number seven and eight in Division II by beating Bath and Warwick on the day. Warwick was seen off by a score of 26-18 while the final score against Bath was 23-14. The eventful day also saw Thames HC overtake Bristol HC in the fight for the promotion to Division I.
25 January 2009 - Oxford takes double pummeling
Olympia's women took out the frustration of losing against Great Dane through a convincing victory against Oxford in front of the whole men's team watching on eagerly. Following this, the men's team then took to the court to take on Oxford's men, much with the same results. With the games finishing 22-6 and 40-12 respectively, it was a day of double pleasure for Olympia, and a day to forget for Oxford.
21 January 2009 - Olympia enters three teams in the Liverpool Handball Festival
Olympia has entered three teams (two men's teams and one women's team) in the Liverpool Handball Festival, which is taking place in Liverpool over the weekend of 23 and 24 May 2009. The club very much looks forward to participating in the festival for the first, but hopefully not last time. The playing schedule and the opposition is yet to be confirmed, but both foreign and domestic clubs will compete in this event.
11 January 2009 - Mixed feeling on first match day of the new year
Olympia's women started off the new year with a disappointing loss against Great Dane (17-22). In a game that the women should have won if they have played at their best ability, too many easy mistakes and tired legs gave a victory to the archrivals. In the men's game, however, feelings were running high as the team battled to a convincing win (36-28) against Southampton University. This was also the last game for J. Roulland as he is moving back to France, and we wish him all the best.
23 December 2008 - EHA Cup draw revealed
The draw for the EHA cup took place over the weekend.
For the men, 13 teams have entered the cup. The first round will therefore see three teams receiving a bye. The first round of games are scheduled to be played on the weekend of 28/29 March 2009. The draw is as follows:
Byes: Southampton University, Liverpool Speke Garston, Liverpool
Games: Manchester University v. Warwick University, Great Dane v. Wirral, Ruislip Eagles v. Manchester, Oxford v. Cambridge, Nottingham University v. Olympia
For the girls, only six teams have entered the cup. It was therefore agreed to create two round robin groups, where the winners of each group will play each other in the final. The groups are:
Group 1: Great Dane, Oxford, Olympia
Group 2: Manchester University, Cambridge, Ruislip Eagles
18 December 2008 - Great Dane request rearrangement of game
The game against Great Dane (originally scheduled for 25 January 2009) has been moved to 8 February 2009 at the request of Great Dane.
15 December 2008 - Men's games rescheduled
The postponed games in the men's division one were today rescheduled. The game against Oxford (originally scheduled for 14 December 2008) have been pencilled in on 25 January 2009. The game against Southampton (originally scheduled for 16 November 2008) has been moved to 11 January 2009.
7 December 2008 - Heavy cost for important victory against Cambridge
Olympia's men fought a hard and intense battle with Cambridge in a hotly contested game today. The game ended with a 24-22 victory for Olympia but the jubliations were somewhat reduced by the injury sustained by one of Olympia's players, which clearly overshadowed the importance of the two points. Both teams' thoughts are with the player and we hope the damage is not too serious.
6 December 2008 - Women regain top spot as men's team comfortably hold pole position in Division 2
Olympia began the busiest weekend of the season so far (two teams in action in three games) in the best of styles, by taking the maximum six points from the game. A superb battle from the women, who got off to a terrible start (4-11), saw them recover to clinch a two-goal win and reclaim top spot in the women's league. The men showed strength in Division 2 and say off Bristol (23-11) and London Squirrels (25-10) to hold on to their undefeated record in Division 2.
25 November 2008 - Game against Oxford postponed
The game scheduled for 14 December against Oxford has been postponed to a later date, yet to be confirmed. Therefore, the game against Cambridge on 7 December will be the last game of the year for Olympa.
23 November 2008 - Men's team restore club honour against Ruislip
After the women's team heavy defeat against Ruislip, it was up to the men's team to restore the club pride and try to put the scores right. And that is just what a determined team set out to do. Running up a clear 15-goal victory in the end (30 - 15) did the trick in reinvigorating the club's confidence. No game next week, but four games the following weekend. The place is buzzing.
16 November 2008 - Game against Southampton postponed
The game scheduled today against Southampton has been postponed to a later date, yet to be confirmed.
15 November 2008 - Olympia soar... and.. crash
Ruislip Eagles, historically the strongest team in the women's league by far, proved a bridge too far for Olympia's newly started ladies team. After initially taking the lead, the team eventually succumbed to a narrow defeat (41 - 8). The mood remains high in the team though and they are already looking forward to the rematch.
9 November 2008 - Ladies' team record historic win
In their first competitive game ever, Olympia managed to fight off opposition for Oxford to register a positive first result. Hard battling and a strong push by all finally secured a 23-21 win against a strong Oxford side.
From left:
Top row: T. Julen, A. Ghinter, A. Nemeth, T. Haddadou, E. Kiss, E. Albrecht, R. Markeviciute, A. Bartels, A. Fessa
Bottom row: L. Sabohi, K. Syvertsen, F. Rappa, C. Torgnes, A. Zoladkovicz, S. Castano, A. Bischoff
8 November 2008 - Olympia marches on in Division 2
Over the weekend, an Olympia team weakened by absences, injuries and other commitments travelled to Cranfield to play matchday two in Divsion 2. In the two games of the day, Olympia played first Thames HC and then Warwich HC. In both games, the club recorded 24-19 victories, leaving Olympia at the top of the league as the only undefeated team.
2 November 2008 - Olympia comes crashing down to first defeat of the season
In a closely contested game, Olympia tasted defeat for the first time of the season at the hands of Great Dane. And it was a bitter taste. A strong and experienced line-up from Great Dane proved a bridge too far for a hard battling Olympia, for this time.
26 October 2008 - Olympia kicks off division two with two victories
The National Division 2 South kicked off this weekend with four official games being played in Leyton. Olympia took on Bristol and London Squirrels. In the first game, Olympia recorded a strong win (20-6) against a young Squirrels side with a lot of potential, and this was followed up in the second game with a more closely fought win (16-14) against Bristol.
19 October 2008 - Olympia keeps winning ways
Oxford. League game. Victory. Words that have never fitted together well in a sentence for this club before. However, that all changed today when Olympia registered its second league win against one of the main contenders for the play-off positions. A game that was played in a very positive spirit and in a highly competitive fashion saw Olympia emerged as victors with a 25-18 win.
5 October 2008 - Strong weekend sees Olympia register two wins
Ten games! That is the current streak of games without losing. But how much longer can it go on? With some very challenging games coming up, Olympia needs to be at its best to extend it. The weekend saw Olympia take on Bristol for the first time ever, and record a 32-21 win. This was followed up on the Sunday with a good performance in the first league game of the season against Cambridge - a 28-20 win.
27 September 2008 - Olympia records seventh and eight straight without defeat to win tournament
Olympia followed up their five wins and one draw with two straight wins in the Leyton pre-season tournament, with Oxford and Ruislip providing the opposition. The day saw three great games being played, with Olympia beating Ruislip 20-12 in the first game. Oxford then took on Ruislip and won 26-19, before falling against Olympia with the score recorded as 31-19. A special mention should go to Scott from Oxford who, being the youngest player on the court, scored a beautiful goal in the game against Ruislip, and receiving well earned applauses from everyone present.
13 September 2008 - Olympia draws tightly contested friendly with Oxford
Olympia extended our unbeaten streak after a strong showing against Oxford in today's friendly. Getting off to a poor start, Olympia then clawed back into the game with it finishing 32-32 at full time. We would like to thank Oxford for a good game, and look forward to a rematch on 27 September.
7 September 2008 - Olympia's ladies team have their first training session
The newly started ladies team within Olympia Handball Club today had its first training session, and a lot of eager players turned up. The Club has now confirmed that it will enter a team into the women's national league this year, and preparations have already begun. We are still welcoming new female players so if you are interested to play with Olympia, please press here for details of how to get in touch.
6 September 2008 - Olympia wins pre-season tournament in Liverpool
Olympia today followed up last week's victory in Notthingham by winning the pre-season tournament in Liverpool. With a strong squad of twelve players, Olympia travelled up to play against Liverpool and Manchester and we very much enjoyed the day and the games against the opposition. Despite some very hotly contested games, Olympia managed to squeeze out two narrow victories and were crowned champions. Liverpool finished in second place with a very strong showing, while Manchester brought up the rear. The tournament was very enjoyable and Olympia would like to thank Liverpool Handball Club and Mick Heggarty for organising it.
30 August 2008 - Olympia wins pre-season tournament in Nottingham
Olympia today played in its first pre-season tournament for the 2008/09 season. With Bolton Handball Club, Nottingham Handball Club and Ruislip Eages making up the opposition, Olympia fought three hard games to finally take the tournament. Nottingham finished in second place, with Ruislip taking third. The tournament was very enjoyable and Olympia would like to thank Nottingham Handball Club for organising it. We already look forward to defending our honours next year.
From left:
Top row: K. Kheri, R. Visca, J. Roulland, A. Szolomicki, R. Bobrowski, A. Budniak
Bottom row: T. Julen, J. Przezdziecki, T. Haddadou, A. Mihobi, F. Epinette
8 August 2008 - Olympia Handball Club features in the Daily Telegraph
Olympia Handball Club today featured in the online version of Daily Telegraph
in an article about olympic sports. Joining ranks with speed walking, BMX
racing and Greco-Roman wrestling, Olympia was proud to represent handball
in the Daily Telegraph's feature. Please press here to read the full article.
1 July 2008 - Olympia starts push for new season
The 1 July marked the start of Olympia's push for the new season. Intensified training sessions, hard work, building a strong team including our new players and working for more support from the local community are some of the ingredients in the challenge for the English title. We hope that with the local community supporting us, we will be able to go all the way this season.
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