![Tokyo, Japan. 08th Aug, 2021. TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 8: Polina Vedekhina of Russia, Laura Flippes of France and Polina Kuznetsova of Russia competing on Women's Final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Tokyo, Japan. 08th Aug, 2021. TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 8: Polina Vedekhina of Russia, Laura Flippes of France and Polina Kuznetsova of Russia competing on Women's Final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/f1cccfcef6334967a700e3b519ff2c68/2gcdapj.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 08th Aug, 2021. TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 8: Polina Vedekhina of Russia, Laura Flippes of France and Polina Kuznetsova of Russia competing on Women's Final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
![France's Estelle Nze-Minko, right, is blocked by Russia's Polina Kuznetsova, left during the women's preliminary handball match between France and Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, France's Estelle Nze-Minko, right, is blocked by Russia's Polina Kuznetsova, left during the women's preliminary handball match between France and Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MY754X/frances-estelle-nze-minko-right-is-blocked-by-russias-polina-kuznetsova-left-during-the-womens-preliminary-handball-match-between-france-and-russia-at-the-2016-summer-olympics-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-monday-aug-8-2016-ap-photoben-curtis-2MY754X.jpg)
France's Estelle Nze-Minko, right, is blocked by Russia's Polina Kuznetsova, left during the women's preliminary handball match between France and Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday,
![Nordhausen, Thuringia. 30th Sep, 2018. Handball, women: international, Germany - Russia in the Wiedigsburghalle. Germany's Julia Behnke (l) plays against Russia's Polina Kuznetsova. Credit: Swen Pförtner/dpa/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy Nordhausen, Thuringia. 30th Sep, 2018. Handball, women: international, Germany - Russia in the Wiedigsburghalle. Germany's Julia Behnke (l) plays against Russia's Polina Kuznetsova. Credit: Swen Pförtner/dpa/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/pr8758/nordhausen-thuringia-30th-sep-2018-handball-women-international-germany-russia-in-the-wiedigsburghalle-germanys-julia-behnke-l-plays-against-russias-polina-kuznetsova-credit-swen-pfrtnerdpaalamy-live-news-pr8758.jpg)