Norwegian handball star Sander Sagosen is reflecting on a promise made following the team’s silver medal finish at the 2019 World Championship. Despite subsequent success including a European Championship bronze, a long-awaited major tournament gold has remained elusive for Sagosen and his national teammates. As Norway prepares to face Portugal at the Euros, Sagosen acknowledges the weight of his previous statement and looks to a future potentially shaped by the next generation of Sagosens, with both his son and younger brother showing promise in the sport.
Norway’s star player admits he hasn’t fulfilled a seven-year-old promise. Now, he looks ahead to a new generation of Sagosens.
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- Sander Sagosen (30) acknowledges he hasn’t delivered on a gold medal promise from 2019, but remains optimistic.
- Norway will face Portugal in their next Euro match, a team that has both beaten and been beaten by top competition.
- Sagosen’s son, Noah (2), is already showing interest in handball, and younger brother Ciljan (18) is performing well in the Norwegian league.
– I can promise you all that we will be at the top. I am sure we will do that, because this group is so hungry, and we work so hard. So we will be at the top, yes,” Sagosen said after the loss in the 2019 World Championship final.
Since then, Norway has taken a European Championship bronze medal and competed in eight consecutive major tournaments without a medal.
– I may have to eat my own words,” Sagosen said after Saturday’s loss to Germany at the Euros.
