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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Jurisdiction | India |
| Abbreviation | VFI |
| Founded | 1951; 74 years ago (1951) |
| Affiliation | International Volleyball Federation |
| Regional affiliation | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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The Volleyball Federation of India, aka 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-21 volleyball team
- India men's national under-19 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
References
External links
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