Riaz Ahmed was born in the infamous suburb of Hyderabad known as Mallepally - Which has produced very renowned sportsmen who represented India in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He was the eldest son of Syed Mohammed Rizvi and Afsar Jahan. He was encouraged to play volleyball from his Soccer coach in high school, because he noticed how Riaz was a one of a kind Athlete. In 1958, Riaz became a member of the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy volleyball team. In 1960, he joined the India men's national volleyball team camp with Tilakam Gopal, Abdul Basith, Balwant Singh Sagwal and many other Police cadets. Riaz represented the National Team several times from 1961 to 1973. Riaz played for India's national volleyball team in the Asian Games in Bangkok and Jakarta, where India took the 4th Seat and won a Silver Medal. He was one of the Indian team's most Senior players that influenced great players such as Jimmy George who played in the Asian Games in Tehran, Bangkok and in Seoul where India won the bronze medal. He was captain of the Indian team that played at Saudi Arabia in 1985, and led the Indian team to victory in India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament at Hyderabad in 1986. Ahmed competed in the following international competitions:
Represented the Indian volleyball team in the Inter-National Matches.
1961 – Represented India in the test match against the visiting Japanese team held at Calcutta.
1962 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Asian Games at Jakarta and received a silver medal.
1964 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Olympics at Delhi in which all the Asian countries participated and won the bronze medal.
1965 – Was a captain of the Indian volleyball team which played five test matches against the visiting USSR team. The tests were played at Delhi, Bhilai, Rowa, Calcutta, and Cuttack.
1965 – The Indian team also played two unofficial matches against the Russian team at Balaghat and Allahabad. Ahmed was a captain of the team in these matches.
1966 – Was a Captain of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Asian Games at Bangkok.
1967 – Was a Captain of the Indian team against the visiting Ceylonese volleyball team. The test matches were held at Calcutta and Dalmianagar.
1970 – Member of the Indian team which played five test matches against the visiting Paris University team. The tests were played at Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Jamshedpur, Udaipur, and Bombay. Ahmed was one of the captains of the Indian team at Hyderabad.
In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Ahmed alongside Tilakam Gopal represented the Andhra PradeshCivil Service volleyball team
Year
Place of tournament
Rank
1967
Nagapur
Winners
1968
Madras
Winners
1969
Jaipur
Runners-up
1970
Ahemabad
Winners
At the All India Inter Departmental Nationals, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team:
Year
Rank
1967
Winners
1968
Winners
1969
Winners *
1970
Winners *
At the All India Inter-Police Meets, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results:
