If one had to guess what the most grueling, yet under-appreciated sport in the Olympics was, some top answers might be gymnastics, the marathon, or even water polo. But the Rio Olympics have brought to light a sport that tests the true grit of an athlete unlike any other: handball.
More specifically, handball goalies may have the most thankless job out of all the Olympic sports. Twitter has documented the trials of pain that the handball goalie has undergone so far in the 2016 Olympics.
For instance, here is the hometown handball team’s Brazilian goalie getting pulverized in the face by a German player.