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India in Asian Youth volleyball final

May 27, 2007 10:40 IST

India beat China to move into the final of the sixth Asian Youth Boys' (Under-19) Volleyball Championship in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

India, who topped the Group A, overcame the tough Chinese challenge, winning the semi-final 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-13, and qualified for the World Youth Volleyball Championship, to be held in Mexico in August.

In Sunday's final, India will meet Iran, who beat Korea 3-1 in the other semi-final.

The previously undefeated Koreans had beaten Iran 3-1 in the preliminary Group B match on Monday.

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