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Khelo: Kerala wins both boys and girls U-17 volleyball matches

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Press Trust of India Pune

Kerala edged past Rajasthan 3-2 in a league match in the U-17 Boys Volleyball competition.

Kerala won the first set 25-19, but Rajasthan made a spectacular comeback by winning the next two games.

The fourth game was close, but Kerala managed to win it by 25-21 to send the match into the decider.

Both the teams were neck and neck, till Kerala took the match out of Rajasthan's hand by winning the set 15-13, a media release said.

Other than this Gujrat beat hosts Maharashtra in a one-sided match 3-1.

The same story repeated in Tamil Nadu's case as they secured easy victory over Jammu and Kashmir.

 

In the Women's U-17 category, Kerala lost the first game, but made a big comeback to beat Haryana by 3-1.

The Haryana girls took home the first set without any resistance, but faded away after that.

West Bengal beat Karnataka 3-0 and Maharashtra beat Gujarat 3-1, the release added.

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First Published: Jan 16 2019 | 12:00 AM IST

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