{
  "id": 518211,
  "title": "Korea's U-17 girls' volleyball team has advanced to the round of 16 at the 2024 FIVB Girls' U17 Volleyball World Championship.\n\nThe Korean team, led by head coach Park Soon-ja, defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-18, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20) in their second Group E match at the championship on August 20, local time, in Lima, Peru.\n\nWith the win, Korea finished second in Group E with a 1-1 win-loss record, along with the Dominican Republic, Egypt and Puerto Rico, who all finished with a 1-1 record.\n\nIn the round of 16, Korea will face the runner-up of Group F, which includes host nation Peru, Argentina, Brazil and China.\n\nThe Korean team made a strong start, taking the first set 25-18, but lost the second set 19-25.\n\nThey then took the third and fourth sets 25-17 and 25-20, respectively, to seal the win.\n\nThe Korean team's victory was led by Kim Yu-ji, who scored a team-high 20 points.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/u-17-16",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T23:02:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/sports/volleyball/1272313.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}