Volleyball Federation of India

Volleyball Federation of India

Sport	Volleyball
Abbreviation	VFI
Founded	1951; 72 years ago (1951)
Affiliation	International Volleyball Federation (FIVB)
Regional affiliation	Asian Volleyball Confederation
Headquarters	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
President	Prof. Achyuta Samanta

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

History

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

Men

• India men's national volleyball team
• India men's national under-20 volleyball team
• India men's national under-18 volleyball team

Women

• India women's national volleyball team
• India women's national under-20 volleyball team
• India women's national under-18 volleyball team

Tournaments

• 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:

• Abdul Basith
• Jimmy George
• K. Udayakumar (Late - died in Heart attack in Trivandrum, Kerala)
• Shaikh Kareemullah Khan
• Mehar Singh
• Kirtesh Kumar Trivedi
• Dalel Singh
• Ramavtar Singh Jakhar
• Sukhpal Singh
• P. V. Ramana
• G. E. Sridharan

See also

• Indian Volley League
• Pro Volleyball League

References

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 30 May 2023, at 18:32