India women's national volleyball team

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Indian women's National volleyball team represent India in international competitions which is managed by Volleyball Federation of India.

In July 2018, Minimol Abraham was appointed as the captain of the Indian national team for the 2018 Asian Games.[1][2][3][4]

Volleyball Federation 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, Volleyball Federation of India was formed and its first meeting was held in Ludhiana (Punjab).


FIVB World Championship

Asian Volleyball Championship

  • 1971 – 7th
  • 1991 – 14th
  • 2005 – 11th
  • 2009 – 11th
  • 2011 – 11th
  • 2013 – 11th
  • 2015 – 10th

See also

  1. ↑ "India Announces Men's and Women's Rosters for 2018 Asian Games". VolleyMob. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Asian Games 2018 Name of Indian Athletes: Complete List of 541-Member Contingent for 37 Sports Events at Jakarta Palembang Asian Games | LatestLY". Latestly. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Volleyball squads for Asian Games announced". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Volleyball teams for Asian Games". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-07-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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