China defeated Brazil 25-23, 25- 21, 25-27 and 25-22 to win the seventh world volleyball girls youth championships in Pula, Croatia on Sunday, according to a press release from the International Volleyball Federation.

The final match witnessed a tight fight, in which China had better idea for success based on the powerful attacks and precise serves.

To the Brazilian team, who boasts of the best blocker of the tournament Fabiana Claudino, Chinese attacks were unstoppable.

"It was a really tough game. Brazil is a great team. We based our game on very fast actions, so that Brazilians could not stop us easily, and this is the main reason we won tonight," said Chinese team headcoach Huang Xiuqin.

Poland had the bronze medal by defeating Italy in five sets 25- 12, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25 and 15-10.

(People's Daily 10/02/2001)