Volleyball in India

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 131st in the world.[1]

Volleyball in India
CountryIndia
Governing bodyVolleyball Federation of India
National team(s)India

A league named has been started in India for volleyball with six teams participating in four round robin format at two different venues Chennai, and Kochi). It is called Pro Volleyball League. The teams come from Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Calicut and Kochi.

See also

References

  1. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). "FIVB World Rankings". Retrieved 10 January 2018.


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