India women's national volleyball team

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India
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Association Volleyball Federation of India
Confederation AVC
Head coachJai Narain
FIVB ranking 53 (as of 8 January 2025)
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World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1952 )
Best result8th (1952)
Asian Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1979 )
Best result7th (1979, 2023)

The India women's national volleyball team represents India in international competitions and is managed by the Volleyball Federation of India.

Contents

In July 2018, Minimol Abraham was appointed as the captain of the Indian national team for the 2018 Asian Games. [1] [2] [3] [4] The team won the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games as they defeated Nepal in the final. [5]

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

Similar to their male counterparts, the Indian women's team has never qualified for the summer Olympics.

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWLPldWL
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 19641972 Flag of Germany.svg did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 did not enter did not enter
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 did not qualify 7th
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg 1988
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 did not qualify 14th
Flag of the United States.svg 19962020 Flag of Japan.svg did not qualify
Flag of France.svg 2024 did not qualify did not qualify
Total0/15000

FIVB World Championship

India has qualified only once in the World Championship.

FIVB World Championship record Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWLPldWL
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1952 Round robin8th707
Flag of France.svg 19561974 Flag of Mexico.svg did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1978 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Peru.svg 1982 did not qualify606
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 19861990 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Brazil.svg 1994 did not qualify 14th
Flag of Japan.svg 19982010 Flag of Japan.svg did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Japan.svg 2014 did not qualify633
Flag of Japan.svg 2018 suspendedsuspended
Flag of the Netherlands.svg / Flag of Poland.svg 2022 did not qualify no Asian qualification were held
Flag of Thailand.svg 2025 did not qualify514
Totals1/208th707639

Asian Championship

Asian Volleyball Championship record
YearPosition
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1979 7th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 11th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2005 8th
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2009 11th
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2011 11th
Flag of Thailand.svg 2013 11th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2015 10th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2019 10th
Flag of Thailand.svg 2023 7th

Asian Challenge Cup

Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup record
YearPosition
Flag of Thailand.svg 2022 Silver medal icon.svg
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 4th
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2024 5th

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearPosition
Flag of India.svg 1982 6th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 9th
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 8th
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 10th
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 9th

CAVA Challenge Cup

CAVA Challenge Cup record
YearPosition
Flag of Nepal.svg 2023Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Nepal.svg 2024Gold medal icon.svg

Lusofonia Games

Lusofonia Games record
YearPosition
Flag of Portugal.svg 2009 Bronze medal icon.svg
Flag of India.svg 2014 Gold medal icon.svg

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
YearPosition [6] [7]
Flag of Nepal.svg 1999 Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2004 Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2006 Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2010 Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of India.svg 2016 Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 Gold medal icon.svg

Results and schedule

2024

22 May 2024
13:00 UTC+08:00
India  Flag of India.svg3–0 (75–61)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
(25–17, 25–23, 25–21)

23 May 2024
13:00 UTC+08:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0–3 (48–75)Flag of India.svg  India Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
(19–25, 13–25, 16–25)

24 May 2024
19:00 UTC+08:00
India  Flag of India.svg1–3 (81–97)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
(25–22, 21–25, 17–25, 18–25)

25 May 2024
16:00 UTC+08:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–1 (92–99)Flag of India.svg  India Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
(26–24, 25–16, 19–25, 29–27)

28 May 2024
10:00 UTC+08:00
India  Flag of India.svg3–1 (107–93)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
(25–16, 30–32, 25–20, 27–25)

28 May 2024
10:00 UTC+08:00
India  Flag of India.svg3–0 (75–44)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
(25–17, 25–16, 25–11)

Current squad

The following list consists of 14 players who are called for 2024 Asian Women's Challenge Cup. [8]

Head coach: Jai Narain

#
Position
NameDate of birthHeightSpikeBlock2023–24 Club
1OHPooja N Prasad29 January 1997 (age 28)1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)285 cm (9 ft 4 in)275 cm (9 ft 0 in) Flag of India.svg Karnataka
2LAswathi Raveendran25 June 1997 (age 27)1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)275 cm (9 ft 0 in)260 cm (8 ft 6 in) Flag of India.svg Kerala
4OHShaalini S.19 July 2000 (age 24)1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)280 cm (9 ft 2 in)267 cm (8 ft 9 in) Flag of India.svg Tamil Nadu
5MBShilpa R. S.26 February 2002 (age 22)1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)298 cm (9 ft 9 in)297 cm (9 ft 9 in) Flag of India.svg Kerala
6MBSoorya S.16 December 1998 (age 26)1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)302 cm (9 ft 11 in)298 cm (9 ft 9 in) Flag of India.svg Kerala
7SJini K. S. (c)10 September 1996 (age 28)1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)278 cm (9 ft 1 in)267 cm (8 ft 9 in) Flag of India.svg Kerala
8MBAswani K.17 June 1996 (age 28)1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)290 cm (9 ft 6 in)280 cm (9 ft 2 in) Flag of India.svg Kerala
9OPRoli Pathak20 June 2002 (age 22)1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)293 cm (9 ft 7 in)283 cm (9 ft 3 in) Flag of India.svg Madhya Pradesh
10OHKavita15 January 2006 (age 19)1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)298 cm (9 ft 9 in)285 cm (9 ft 4 in) Flag of India.svg Rajasthan
11OPAnagha Radhakrishnan10 July 2002 (age 22)1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)296 cm (9 ft 9 in)294 cm (9 ft 8 in) Flag of India.svg Kerala
13OHAnushree K. P.8 October 1997 (age 27)1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)296 cm (9 ft 9 in)285 cm (9 ft 4 in) Flag of India.svg Kerala
14MBPurna Shukla9 August 2002 (age 22)1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)299 cm (9 ft 10 in)290 cm (9 ft 6 in) Flag of India.svg Gujarat
17SJuhi Shaw26 August 1995 (age 29)1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)278 cm (9 ft 1 in)267 cm (8 ft 9 in) Flag of India.svg West Bengal
18LAnannya Das14 October 2000 (age 24)1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)272 cm (8 ft 11 in)263 cm (8 ft 8 in) Flag of India.svg Odisha

Notable players

See also

References

  1. "India Announces Men's and Women's Rosters for 2018 Asian Games". VolleyMob. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Asian Games 2018 Name of Indian Athletes: Complete List of 541-Member Contingent for 37 Sports Events at Jakarta Palembang Asian Games | LatestLY". Latestly. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Volleyball squads for Asian Games announced". Sportstarlive. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. "Volleyball teams for Asian Games". The Hindu. 16 July 2018. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. "Volleyball is my first love: Shahi". The Himalayan Times . 22 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. "Indian Women's Volleyball team wins gold in SAG" . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. "South Asian Games 2019: India add to gold haul after winning men's and women's volleyball summit clashes". 3 December 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. Daily Bulletin #1 AVC Challenge Cup for Women 2023 (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. 18 June 2023.