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India tasted success for the first time in the last 14 years in the U-18 Asian Boys Volleyball Championships as they bagged a bronze medal on Monday.

In a tough battle for the third place, the Indian boys defeated South Korea 3-2 to ensure a podium finish in the championship held in Iran.

India dominated the opening stages of the game, winning the first two sets 25-20 and 25-21. The South Koreans scripted a comeback and won the third set 28-26 and then went on to win the next set 25-19.

The Indians were able to pull themselves together under pressure and won the decisive set 15-12.

In the continental competition, the last time India took home a medal was in 2008 when they defeated China 3-2 in the bronze medal game.

India now has five medals overall at the U-18 Asian Boys Volleyball Championships. They won the competition in Vishakhapatnam in 2003 and followed that up with silver and bronze medals in 2005 and 2007 respectively.

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With this third-place finish, India have now qualified for 2023 U-19 Volleyball World Championships.