{"id":3011,"date":"2016-08-11T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T18:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calheat.com\/wp\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2016-08-11T09:43:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T16:43:34","slug":"rio-2016-olympic-handball-review-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calheat.com\/index.php\/rio-2016-olympic-handball-review-and-predictions","title":{"rendered":"Rio 2016 Olympic Handball: Review and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Team Handball News<\/a> podcast episode John Ryan and Christer Ahl review group play at the halfway point. Surprises, disappointments and predictions for the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Follow the link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this Team Handball News podcast episode John Ryan and Christer Ahl review group play at the halfway point. Surprises, disappointments and predictions for the quarterfinals. 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