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Bronze medals rarely dominate the headlines, but Alas Pilipinas' Under-18 girls made sure this one came with a story worth telling.

Missing the quarterfinals could have deflated the Philippines' beach handball team. Instead, the Amigas turned disappointment into another upset, adding the United States to a growing list of higher-ranked victims at the IHF Women's Beach Handball World Championship in Zagreb, Croatia.

The Philippine women’s beach handball team arrived in Croatia grateful simply to be in the main draw. A few days later, the Amigas found themselves celebrating a victory that belonged in the sport’s growing catalogue of improbable upsets.

The fairytale lasted only two matches, four sets to be exact, but what a fascinating chapter it was.

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