Ewa Palies
Name: Ewa Palies.
Age: 23.
Event: Handball.
Location: The Copper Box, Olympic Park.
Time: Group A dates July 28 v Montenegro 7.30pm, July 30 v Russia 2.30pm, August 1 v Brazil 4.15pm, August 3 v Angola 9.30am, August 5 v Croatia 4.15pm.
Local Link: Lives in Beckenham.
Career best: Representing GB in the London test events and the qualifiers for the European championships.
Career high: Selection for Team GB London 2012 squad.
Sporting background: French-born Palies took up handball at the age of 10 in her home country.
We say: Britain will need all the support they can get from the home crowd if they are to progress as the sport is extremely popular abroad.
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