The Sports Federation of Senegal announces that due to the economic and social crisis in the country, it is forced to withdraw from the Olympic qualifying tournament.
The IHF writes that they will not replace Senegal but that Sweden's group will consist of only three teams: Spain, Argentina and Sweden.
Two out of three nations advance from the qualifiers.
Sweden begins the qualifier with a match against Spain on Friday 19 March 21.00.
The next day, Argentina is waiting.