Volleyball in India
| Volleyball in India | |
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| Country | India |
| Governing body | Volleyball Federation of India |
| National team(s) | Men Women |
Volleyball is a sport played all over India, both in rural as well as urban India. It is a popular recreation sport. India was ranked 5th in Asia, and 27th in the world in 2013. Doing well in the youth and junior levels, in second in the 2003 World Youth Championships. Currently, a major problem for the sport is the lack of sponsors. The Indian senior men's team is currently ranked 73th in the world.[1]
Domestic leagues
[edit]- Indian Volley League (2011)
- Pro Volleyball League (2019)
- Prime Volleyball League (2022–present)
List of National Sports award recipients in Volleyball, showing the year, award, and gender
[edit]| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | A. Palanisamy | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1962 | Nripjit Singh Bedi | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1972 | Balwant Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1973 | G. Mulilini Reddy | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1974 | M. Syamsunder Rao | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1975 | K. C. Elamma | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1975 | Ranvir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1976 | Jimmy George | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1977–1978 | A. Ramana Rao | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1978–1979 | Kutty Krishnan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1979–1980 | Suresh Kumar Mishra | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1982 | G. E. Sridharan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1983 | R. K. Purohit | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1984 | Saly Joseph | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1986 | Cyril C. Valloor | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1989 | Abdul Basith | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1990 | Dalel Singh Ror | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1991 | K. Udayakumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Sukhpal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | P. V. Ramana + | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2001 | Amir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2002 | Ravikant Reddy | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2010 | K. J. Kapil Dev | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2011 | Sanjay Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2014 | Tom Joseph | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2003 | Om Prakash | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2015 | T. P. Padmanabhan Nair | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 1990 | A. Ramana Rao | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 1995 | Shyam Sunder Rao | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2007 | G. E. Sridharan | Dronacharya Award | Male |
+ Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
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See also
[edit]- India men's national volleyball team
- India women's national volleyball team
- Volleyball Federation of India
References
[edit]- ^ Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). "FIVB World Rankings". Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
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