India mauls Belgium; moves to second round

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New Delhi, Aug 17: The Indian Volleyball team beat Belgium 3-1 in an enthraling Pool A encounter in the Boy's Youth World Championship in Mexico.

The Indian team in its second match of the tournament showed immense skills to bounce back from one down in the first set to capture the remaining three sets with aplomb.

Indians started off in a bad note loosing the first set 23-25, but then gather momentum to fashion a spirited fightback taking the remaining sets 25-20, 25-22, 25-21.

This win gave India a spot in the second round of the championship, as India got a bye against Tunisia in their first match.

For India Mandeep Singh was the best scorer, with 30 points in the match.

In another match Argentina gave a wonderful volleyball show by winning against defending champion Russia 3-1 (27-25, 18-25, 25-21, 28-26) in Pool B.

With this victory, the South American team secured a berth in the second round, according to information recieved here.

UNI