Iceland's Aron Palmarsson take a shot at Argentina's during their men's handball preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London.
Iceland's Aron Palmarsson take a shot at Argentina's during their men's handball preliminary match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press

By Associated Press

"We have no army in Iceland, so it's with handball we fight for the recognition." — Gudmundur Gudmundsson, the coach of Iceland's handball team, after Iceland beat Argentina 31-25 in the Olympic opener on Sunday.

— Barbara Surk — Twitter http://twitter.com/BarbaraSurkAP

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