Indian boys qualified for the semifinals by finishing second in Pool-A league with one win and two defeats. They beat Thailand 29-0, but went down to Malaysia 5-14 and host Nepal 10-12. In the semifinals, Indian boys lost to UAE 0-36. Korea boys won the gold medal, defeating UAE 21-17 in the final.

Indian U-18 boys and girls teams featured 13 players each including five each from Odisha and three each from Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar. The five Odisha boys were: Ganesh Dhangada Majhi, Ashok Hasdah, Mangal Soren, Guru Mandra and Lachmi Sesa

The five Odisha girls were: Mama Naik, Tarulata Naik, Nirmalya Rout, Arati Murmu, Parbati Hansda. Among the Odisha girls Mama Naik got the opportunity to captain the Indian team.

INDIAN U-18 TEAMS:

BOYS: Ganesh Dhangada Majhi, Ashok Hasdah, Mangal Soren, Guru Mandra, Lachmi Sesa, David Munda, Deshraj Singh, Harsh Raj, Mohammad Arman Alam (Captain), Raju Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Sumit Kumar Roy and Virendra Singh Nirwan.

GIRLS: Mama Naik (Captain), Tarulata Naik, Nirmalya Rout, Arati Murmu, Parbati Hansda, Arti Kumari, Akanksha Anand Katkade, Archana Kumari, Bhumika Shukla, Chanel Crizzle, Dharmshila Kumari, Kyra Bianca Vincent and Sapna Kumari.
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TOP: Indian girls team and their coach pose after winning silver medal at the Asia Rugby U-18 Sevens Championship in Kathmandu on 11 December 2022.
RIGHT: Indian boys team post at the Asia Rugby U-18 Sevens Championship in Kathmandu on 10 December 2022.