Kathmandu, July 23: Nepal has been defeated by Kirgizstan in the semifinal of the Kava U-20 Women Volleyball Championship.    
    
Nepal lost to Kirgizstan with 3-0 straight set in the match held in Male, the capital city of the Maldives, last night. In the first set, Nepal witnessed 14-25, in second, 22-25 and in third 13-25 points.    
    
Nepal and Kirgizstan had entered the seminal of the championship after a league round.    
    
In the league round as well, Nepal had lost to Kirgizstan with 3-0 straight set.    
    
With this, Nepal will play with the Maldives in a bid of third position on Tuesday itself.    
    
Similarly, Sri Lanka and Kirgizstan will be playing the final match.    
    
In the first semifinal, Sri Lanka had secured victory over Maldives with 3-0 straight set. (RSS)