479 - The Mystery of the Sri Lankan Handball Team

Do Go On

In 2004 the Sri Lankan handball team made headlines around the world, but it wasn't for their on field prowess, instead they were wrapped up in an international mystery!

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 03:58 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Resources/Further Reading:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-09-17/sri-lankas-handball-team-vanishes/553214

https://www.ranker.com/list/sri-lankan-handball-team-vanishing/tracey-graham

https://journalnews.com.ph/the-entire-sri-lankan-handball-team-vanished-in-germany-but-did-the-team-even-exist/#gsc.tab=0

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/how-an-entire-23-member-sri-lankan-handball-team-vanished-without-a-trace-in-germany-6220499

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3658966.stm

https://www.dw.com/en/sri-lankans-pull-off-disappearing-act-in-bavaria/a-1332926

https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/handle/10453/31714

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/sri-lanka-handball-team

https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.230213797121857&type=3

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/100404/Sports/spt10.html

https://www.sundaytimes.lk/070325/TV/023tv.html

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