Volleyball in India

Country| India
Governing body| Volleyball Federation of India
National team(s)| Men
Women

Volleyball is a sport played all over India, both in rural as well as urban India. It is a popular recreation sport. India was ranked 5th in Asia, and 27th in the world in 2013. Doing well in the youth and junior levels, in second in the 2003 World Youth Championships. Currently, a major problem for the sport is the lack of sponsors. The Indian senior men's team is currently ranked 54th in the world.[1]

## Domestic leagues

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* Indian Volley League (2011)
* Pro Volleyball League (2019)
* Prime Volleyball League (2022–present)

### List of National Sports award recipients in Volleyball, showing the year, award, and gender

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Year  | Recipient  | Award  | Gender

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1961  | A. Palanisamy | Arjuna Award | Male
1962  | Nripjit Singh Bedi | Arjuna Award | Male
1972  | Balwant Singh | Arjuna Award | Male
1973  | G. Mulilini Reddy | Arjuna Award | Female
1974  | M. Syamsunder Rao | Arjuna Award | Male
1975  | K. C. Elamma | Arjuna Award | Female
1975  | Ranvir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male
1976  | Jimmy George | Arjuna Award | Male
1977–1978  | A. Ramana Rao | Arjuna Award | Male
1978–1979  | Kutty Krishnan | Arjuna Award | Male
1979–1980  | Suresh Kumar Mishra | Arjuna Award | Male
1982  | G. E. Sridharan | Arjuna Award | Male
1983  | R. K. Purohit | Arjuna Award | Female
1984  | Saly Joseph | Arjuna Award | Female
1986  | Cyril C. Valloor | Arjuna Award | Male
1989  | Abdul Basith | Arjuna Award | Male
1990  | Dalel Singh Ror | Arjuna Award | Male
1991  | K. Udayakumar | Arjuna Award | Male
1999  | Sukhpal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male
2000  | P. V. Ramana + | Arjuna Award | Male
2001  | Amir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male
2002  | Ravikant Reddy | Arjuna Award | Male
2010  | K. J. Kapil Dev | Arjuna Award | Male
2011  | Sanjay Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male
2014  | Tom Joseph | Arjuna Award | Male
2003  | Om Prakash | Dhyan Chand Award | Male
2015  | T. P. Padmanabhan Nair | Dhyan Chand Award | Male
1990  | A. Ramana Rao | Dronacharya Award | Male
1995  | Shyam Sunder Rao | Dronacharya Award | Male
2007  | G. E. Sridharan | Dronacharya Award | Male
Key

\+ Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour

## See also

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* India men's national volleyball team
* India women's national volleyball team
* Volleyball Federation of India

## References

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1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). "FIVB World Rankings". Retrieved 10 January 2018.

## External links

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* Volleyball Federation of India

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Sport in India

| Summer sports|

| Olympic sports|

* Archery
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* Athletics
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Winter sports|

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In international
competitions|

| Multi-sport event|

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Asian Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Lusophony Games
* World Games

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World championships|

* Cricket World Cup
* Football World Cup

By year|

* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2025

By states and union territories

* Andaman and Nicobar
* Andhra Pradesh
* Arunachal Pradesh
* Assam
* Bihar
* Chandigarh
* Chhattisgarh
* Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
* Delhi
* Goa
* Gujarat
* Haryana
* Himachal Pradesh
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Jharkhand
* Karnataka
* Kerala
* Ladakh
* Lakshadweep
* Madhya Pradesh
* Maharashtra
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Nagaland
* Odisha
* Puducherry
* Punjab
* Rajasthan
* Sikkim
* Tamil Nadu
* Telangana
* Tripura
* Uttarakhand
* Uttar Pradesh
* West Bengal

Category

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International volleyball

* FIVB
* World Rankings
* Achievements by nation
* Records and statistics

Worldwide|

* Olympic Games
* World Championships
* men
* women
* Nations League
* men
* women
* Olympic Qualification Tournaments
* men
* women
* World Cup
* men
* women
* Club World Championship
* men
* women
* World League (defunct)
* World Grand Prix (defunct)
* World Grand Champions Cup (defunct)
* Challenger Cup
* men (defunct)
* women (defunct)

Junior / Youth|

* Youth Olympic Games
* World Championships
* men U23 (defunct)
* women U23 (defunct)
* men U21
* women U21
* boys U19
* girls U19
* boys U17
* girls U17

Multi-sport events|

* Arab Games
* Bolivarian Games
* Goodwill Games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Lusofonia Games
* Mediterranean Games
* Military World Games
* SEA Games
* Universiade

Continental|

| Africa
(CAVB)|

* African Championship
* men
* women
* men U23
* women U23
* men U21
* women U20
* boys U19
* girls U18
* African Club Championships
* men
* women
* African Club Cup
* men
* women
* African Beach
* men
* women
* African Games

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Asia and
Oceania
(AVC)|

* Asian Championship
* men
* women
* men U23 (defunct)
* women U23 (defunct)
* men U20
* women U20
* men U18
* women U18
* men U16
* women U16
* Asian Nations Cup
* men
* women
* Asian Cup
* men (defunct)
* women (defunct)
* Asian Champions League
* men
* women
* Asian Games
* Pacific Games

Europe
(CEV)|

* European Championship
* men
* women
* men U22
* women U22
* men U20
* women U20
* men U18
* women U18
* men U17
* women U16
* European League
* men
* women
* Champions League
* men
* women
* CEV Cup
* men
* women
* Challenge Cup
* men
* women
* European Games
* MEVZA League
* NEVZA Clubs Championship

Americas|

| Top events|

* Pan American Games
* Pan-American Cup
* men
* women
* Copa América
* men
* women
* America's Cup (defunct)

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North America
(NORCECA)|

* NORCECA Championship
* men
* women
* men U21
* women U20
* boys U19
* girls U19
* Central American and Caribbean Games

Central America
(AFECAVOL)|

* Central American Championship
* men
* women
* Central American Games

South America
(CSV)|

* South American Championship
* men
* women
* men U23
* women U22
* men U21
* women U20
* boys U19
* girls U18
* boys U17
* girls U16
* Copa América
* men
* women
* South American Club Championship
* men
* women
* South American Games

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Volleyball in India

* Volleyball Federation of India

National team|

| Men|

* Men
* U21
* U19
* U17

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Women|

* Women
* U20
* U18
* U17

Competitions|

* Prime Volleyball League
* Indian Volley League (defunct)
* Pro Volleyball League (defunct)

Venues|

* Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
* Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium
* Triprayar Sports and Games Association Indoor Stadium
* YSR Indoor Stadium

Others|

* Friends Volleyball Club

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Indian Volley League

* Volleyball in India

Seasons|

* 2011

Teams|

* Chennai Spikers
* Hyderabad Chargers
* Karnataka Bulls
* Kerala Killers
* Maratha Warriors
* Yanam Tigers

Venues|

* Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
* Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
* Triprayar Sports and Games Association Indoor Stadium
* YSR Indoor Stadium

Others|

* Friends Volleyball Club

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