Volleyball Federation of India


The Volleyball Federation of India 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, the game was controlled by the Indian Olympic Association 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. In 1951, Volleyball Federation of India was formed and its first meeting was held in Ludhiana.

Tournaments

The Indian Team which was Coached by Late Achyutan Kurup and Sethumadhvan and Captained by Cyril Valoor won the Bronze medal. The Following stared the Team in 1986 and since then India had not won any Medal in Asian Games til Date: