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!
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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
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
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