The defending champions and an Olympic debutant go for gold in the final of the London 2012 women's handball competition on Saturday (11 August) and two pairs of sisters are in focus in the gold medal duel between Norway and Montenegro.

Norwegian twins Katrine LUNDE-HARALDSEN (NOR) and Kristine LUNDE-BORGERSEN (NOR) became Olympic champions in Beijing 2008, while Andela and Katarina BULATOVIC (MNE) play the first major final of their career with Montenegro, with Katarina leading the overall top scorer ranking in the women's competition on 43 goals.

Before the gold medal showdown, Spain and Korea will fight for the bronze medal in the sold-out Basketball Arena.

Bronze medal match: Korea v Spain

Korea lost their semifinal 31-25 against Norway after eliminating gold favourites Russia in the quarterfinals. Spain missed the final with a tight 27-26 defeat against Montenegro after beating Croatia in the quarterfinals.

Spain have the chance for their first ever medal at an Olympic Games in direct contrast to Korea, who have won six medals in seven Olympic Games. At Beijing 2008 the Asian champions took the bronze medal when they beat Hungary.

Korea had beaten Spain in the preliminary of the 2012 London Olympic Games clearly 31-27. In the overall balance of both teams Korea won four encounters, Spain three.

Spain are the bronze medallists from the 2011 world championships and have already achieved their best ever result at an Olympic Games. Their previous best was sixth place at Athens 2004.

Top scorer for Korea is RYU Eun Hee (KOR) who has scored 39 goals and is third in the overall ranking, and for Spain Marta MANGUE (ESP) has scored 30 times.

Gold medal match: Norway v Montenegro

Norway are defending champions of all the major women's international handball titles - Olympic Games, world and European championships. Whatever the result, the Montenegro women's handball team will win their first ever medal in a major tournament.

Norway have every Olympic medal to their name, winning gold (2008), silver (1988 and 1992) and bronze (2000) while, as Olympic debutants, Montenegro are the second ever side in Olympic history to reach a final following Denmark's women at Atlanta 1996, who won gold.

Before beating Korea in the semifinal, Norway were the lucky quarterfinal winners against Brazil. Montenegro eliminated top favourites France in the quarterfinals before beating Spain in the semifinals and alongside Norway, both teams finished their preliminary round groups in only fourth place.

If Norway win the final, the series of Scandinavian victories would continue, as Denmark (1996, 2000, 2004) and Norway (2008) had won the past four gold medals on offer. Korea have won gold twice before, in 1988 and 1992 and their Barcelona 1992 victory was the last time a non-European side won the Olympic title.

Montenegro's forerunner state, Yugoslavia, won gold in 1984.

But it is not just at international level where the players of Norway and Montenegro have met. A large number of players from both sides faced each other in the women's champions league semifinal in the 2011/12 season, when Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) competed against Larvik HK (NOR). Buducnost won both matches and were crowned women's European champions following their two-leg final victory against and Gyor Audi ETO KC (HUN) for who Norway's current world handball player of the year Heidi LOKE (NOR) featured. The final victory meant that Buducnost took the title from the hands of Larvik.

Norway won the only encounter between the two sides on the world stage when they beat Montenegro 28-27 at the 2011 world championship.

Top scorers of both teams are BULATOVIC (43 goals) and Linn-Kristin RIEGELHUTH KOREN (NOR) with 28 goals.

The final top scorer ranking should be decided in this match, as BULATOVIC is just two goals ahead of her teammate Bojana POPOVIC (MNE), who will finish her international career with the Olympic final after retiring from club handball following Buducnost's champions league success.