Volleyball Federation of India

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Volleyball Federation of India
File:Volleyball Federation of India Logo.jpg
SportVolleyball
AbbreviationVFI
Founded1951
AffiliationInternational Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
Regional affiliationAsian Volleyball Confederation
HeadquartersChennai, India
PresidentProf. Achyuta Samanta
Official website
www.volleyballindia.com
India

The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) is the governing body of volleyball in India.

History[edit]

The Volleyball Federation of India was formed in the year 1951. Prior to the formation of the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI), the game was controlled by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and at that time the Interstate Volleyball Championship was held every two years from 1936 to 1950 for men only. The first Championship was held in the year 1936 at Lahore (now in Pakistan). In 1951, the Volleyball Federation of India was formed and its first meeting was held in Ludhiana (Punjab).

National teams[edit]

Men[edit]

Women[edit]

Tournaments[edit]

  • Asian Games 1986

The Indian team which was coached by late Achutha Kurup and Sethumadhvan and captained by Cyril Valoor won the bronze medal. The following shared the team in 1986 and since then India has not won any medal in Asian Games till date:

See also[edit]

Indian Volley League
Pro Volleyball League
Prime Volleyball League

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Template:National members of the International Federation of Volleyball

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