India finish runners up in Asian Youth Volleyball Championship

Kuala Lumpur, May 28 (UNI) India finished a creditable runners-up as they lost to defending champions Iran 0-3 in the final of the sixth Asian Youth Boys' (U-19) Volleyball Championship here.

The Iranians proved too strong for India to walk away with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-11 victory in the biennial competition.

India, Iran and China, who upset South Korea 3-0 for the third place, will represent Asia in the the World Championship in Mexico in August.

Hosts Malaysia finished eighth going down 1-3 to Australia in the seventh-eighth classification match.

Results: Final: Iran bt India 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-11) 3rd-4th: China bt South Korea 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-12); 5th-6th: Japan bt Taiwan 3-1 (23-25, 38-36, 28-26, 25-23); 7th-8th: Australia bt Malaysia 3-1 (29-27, 25-20, 27-29, 25-22) UNI