Scots Stuart Clark and Scott Frew have been dropped from the Great Britain Olympic programme  after cuts in the squad.

Three players who have been training full-time with the squad - the other is England's Stuart Campbell - have been cut from the 2008 squad.

Other Scots Chris Mohr, Brian Bartlett, Johnnie McAleer and Alan Stokes have all kept their places.

"It’s obviously disappointing to the players who haven’t made the team," said Lorraine Brown, programme manager.

"But we will help them to continue to develop as handball players and monitor their progress.
"They are still very much in with a chance of playing for their country at 2012 and may come back into the side in the future."