Olympic gold medallists France open IHF World Championship with victory over co-hosts Poland
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Olympic champions France defeated the co-host nation Poland 26-24 at the Spodek Arena in Katowice tonight in the opening match of the 28th International Handball Federation Men’s World Championship.