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Cuba finishes 10th, Mexico 12th, and Puerto Rico 15th at U17
World Championship
SOFIA, Bulgaria, August 31, 2024.- Cuba finished in 10th place, Mexico
in 12th, and Puerto Rico in 15th in the first edition of the U17 Men’s
World Championship, which concluded on Saturday in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Cuba faced the host nation, Bulgaria, in a match for the ninth place in
the tournament. The European team won 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18). The top
scorer of the match was Cuban Yosdani Medina with 23 points. Cuba
outperformed Bulgaria in attack (44-30), but 22 unforced errors
contributed to their loss.
Meanwhile, Mexico fell 1-3 (27-25, 23-25, 16-25, 17-25) against Libya,
finishing 12th place in the tournament. Both teams tied in attacks with
51 points each, but 25 unforced errors from Mexico allowed the Libyans
to take the victory. Emi Yanixan Diaz with 18 points and Ricardo
González with 12 points were the top scorers for Mexico.
Puerto Rico finished in 15th place without playing, as Uzbekistan was a
no-show in the tournament.
FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U17 World Championship: match schedule
Italy triumphed as the first ever U17 boys’ volleyball world champions
with a furious comeback from two 3-2 (23-25, 17-25, 25-22, 33-31,
15-9) over Argentina.
Chinese Taipei won the bronze medal with a hard-fought 3-2 (25-17,
16-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-12) victory against Spain. |
