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[[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 | [[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 78th in the world.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/VB_Ranking_M_2018-10.asp |title = FIVB World Rankings | access-date = 2018-01-10 | author = Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) }}</ref> | ||
A league named has been started in India for volleyball with six teams participating in four round robin format at two different venues [[Chennai]], and [[Kochi]]). It is called [[Pro Volleyball League]]. The teams come from [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Mumbai]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Calicut]] and [[Kochi]]. | A league named{{what|date=May 2021}} has been started in India for volleyball with six teams participating in four round robin format at two different venues ([[Chennai]], and [[Kochi]]). It is called [[Pro Volleyball League]]. The teams come from [[Chennai]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Mumbai]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Calicut]] and [[Kochi]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[India men's national volleyball team]] | *[[India men's national volleyball team]] | ||
* [[India women's national volleyball team]] | *[[India women's national volleyball team]] | ||
*[[Volleyball Federation of India]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||