Hungary Staying on Schedule for Gold
From Times Wire Services
Hungary, Greece, Spain and Italy qualified for the quarterfinals and Germany qualified for the classification round with victories in preliminary group play.
Unbeaten Hungary defeated Yugoslavia, 12-8, and hopes to win its first Olympic gold medal since 1976.
Greece clinched the last quarterfinal berth by beating Ukraine, 9-6. Spain defeated Russia 8-6, Italy edged Romania 10-9, and Germany beat the Netherlands, 9-8.
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