What a first day of competition it was! Norway kicked things off with a solid 27:24 win against Brazil, France defeated Argentina 33:27, Sweden eked past Bahrain 32:31, Spain scored in the final seconds to beat Germany 28:27, Egypt knocked off Olympic debutants Portugal 37:31 and the day ended with the reigning Olympic champions taking care of business against the hosts 47:30.

No somos invencibles. Pero si nos caemos nos vamos a levantar, una y otra vez, hasta el final. Porque somos Gladiadores. Porque somos Argentina. Y vamos a pelear hasta la última pelota. Hasta el último segundo. Hasta la última gota de sudor.#Tokyo2020 #handball #ARG pic.twitter.com/7OU3AQs9So

— Sel. Argentina Handball ?? (@CAHandball) July 23, 2021

? Dejarlo todo. Hasta el último segundo.

? Seguimos, #Hispanos. #Tokyo2020 #ElCorazónDeEspaña pic.twitter.com/RjRRLH9AGZ

— Alex Dujshebaev (@AlexDujshebaev) July 24, 2021

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? @COPPORTUGAL / @Lusa_noticias #letsgovamos #heroisdomar #superportugal #seleçãonacionalandebol #portugal #vamoscomtudo #andebol #equipaportugal #tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/fH21jbp9qP

— Federação de Andebol (@AndebolPortugal) July 24, 2021

Hard fight on the pitch, much respect afterwards! ????? ? @ihf_info #GERESP #wirfuerD #WIRIHRALLE #aufgehtsDHB #Handball @TeamD @RFEBalonmano pic.twitter.com/I5ydDEm3rK

— DHB_Nationalteams (@DHB_Teams) July 24, 2021

❤️ Lo de este EQUIPO, esta FAMILIA, es una auténtica pasada ????

?? ¡Y esto no ha hecho más que comenzar, #Hispanos! ¡@Tokyo2020es ya sabe de lo que somos capaces! ?#Tokyo2020 #ElCorazóndeEspaña pic.twitter.com/RGg7h1Y9wO

— RFEBalonmano (@RFEBalonmano) July 24, 2021

Good Morning Paris ? @FRAHandball #FromTokyoToParis pic.twitter.com/kCe5NyAk31

— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) July 24, 2021

Victoria importante y muy trabajada ante Alemania en nuestro debut en #tokyo2020
A por el siguiente objetivo ¡Seguimos equipo! #hispanos ?? pic.twitter.com/qipEJfcGGh

— Raúl Entrerríos (@Raul_Entrerrios) July 24, 2021

Une victoire qui donne la pêche d'entrée ! ?✅

L'équipe de France masculine de handball fait le plein de motivation en remportant son premier match face à l'Argentine. ???‍♂️??@ihf_info @ffhandball @FRAHandball pic.twitter.com/ijzmdN4qfv

— #Tokyo2020 en français (@Tokyo2020fr) July 24, 2021

?? 24 x 27 ??

Bom jogo da seleção, apesar da vitória não ter vindo.

Sem tempo a perder porque dia 25 tem outra pedreira: ?? x ??#TimeBrasil #Handball

? Gaspar Nóbrega/COB pic.twitter.com/IyXZBFkwfO

— Time Brasil (@timebrasil) July 24, 2021

#Tokyo2020 ?? pic.twitter.com/FyC9taHadL

— Ali Zein (@AliZein) July 21, 2021

While the men's teams were on the court, the women's teams were busy making final preparations before their games tomorrow.

[english] Montenegro (@rukometnisavez) is one of the 12 countries that will fight for an olympic medal under the orders of Bojana Popović. They make their debut this Sunday!

Watch all preparations for the next Women’s World Championship
▶️ https://t.co/X4CAcK9hvG@ihf_info pic.twitter.com/pwutrraD0g

— FlyHandball (@flyhandball) July 24, 2021