India women's national volleyball team
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Article ImagesThe India women's national volleyball team represents India in international competitions and is managed by the Volleyball Federation of India.
Association | Volleyball Federation of India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Jai Narain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIVB ranking | 57 (as of 10 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1952) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 8th (1952) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 9 (First in 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | 7th (1979, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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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]
Similar to their male counterparts, the Indian women's team has never qualified for the summer Olympics.
Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
1964–1972 | did not qualify | – | |||||||
1976 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
1980 | did not qualify | 7th | |||||||
1984 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
1988 | |||||||||
1992 | did not qualify | 14th | |||||||
1996–2020 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 0/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIVB World Championship
India has qualified only once in the World Championship.
FIVB World Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
1952 | Round robin | 8th | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | |||
1956–1974 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1978 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
1982 | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||
1986–1990 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
1994 | did not qualify | 14th | |||||||
1998–2010 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
2014 | did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
2018 | suspended | suspended | |||||||
/ 2022 | did not qualify | no Asian qualification were held | |||||||
2025 | did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||
Totals | 1/20 | 8th | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Asian Volleyball Championship record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
1979 | 7th | ||||
1991 | 11th | ||||
2005 | 8th | ||||
2009 | 11th | ||||
2011 | 11th | ||||
2013 | 11th | ||||
2015 | 10th | ||||
2019 | 10th | ||||
2023 | 7th |
Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
2022 | |||||
2023 | 4th | ||||
2024 | 5th |
Asian Games record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
1982 | 6th | ||||
2010 | 9th | ||||
2014 | 8th | ||||
2018 | 10th | ||||
2022 | 9th |
CAVA Challenge Cup record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
2023 |
Lusofonia Games record | |||||
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Year | Position | ||||
2009 | |||||
2014 |
South Asian Games record | |||||
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Year | Position[6][7] | ||||
1999 | |||||
2004 | |||||
2006 | |||||
2010 | |||||
2016 | |||||
2019 |
Results and schedule
30 September 2023 10:30 UTC+08:00 |
India | 1–3 (80–98) | North Korea | Deqing Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou |
(25–23, 22–25, 17–25, 16–25) |
1 October 2023 19:00 UTC+08:00 |
China | 3–0 (75–27) | India | Deqing Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou |
(25–9, 25–9, 25–9) |
4 October 2023 10:30 UTC+08:00 |
India | 3–1 (101–91) | Nepal | Deqing Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou |
(25–23, 26–28, 25–23, 25–17) |
6 October 2023 10:30 UTC+08:00 |
India | 3–0 (75–53) | Mongolia | Deqing Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou |
(25–16, 25–20, 25–17) |
7 October 2023 10:30 UTC+08:00 |
India | 3–2 (103–96) | Hong Kong | Deqing Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou |
(25-18, 18–25, 20–25, 25-19, 15–9) |
22 May 2024 13:00 UTC+08:00 |
India | 3–0 (75–61) | Iran | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila |
(25–17, 25–23, 25–21) |
23 May 2024 13:00 UTC+08:00 |
Chinese Taipei | 0–3 (48–75) | India | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila |
(19–25, 13–25, 16–25) |
24 May 2024 19:00 UTC+08:00 |
India | 1–3 (81–97) | Philippines | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila |
(25–22, 21–25, 17–25, 18–25) |
25 May 2024 16:00 UTC+08:00 |
Australia | 3–1 (92–99) | India | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila |
(26–24, 25–16, 19–25, 29–27) |
28 May 2024 10:00 UTC+08:00 |
India | 3–1 (107–93) | Indonesia | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila |
(25–16, 30–32, 25–20, 27–25) |
28 May 2024 10:00 UTC+08:00 |
India | 3–0 (75–44) | Iran | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila |
(25–17, 25–16, 25–11) |
The following list consists of 14 players who are called for 2024 Asian Women's Challenge Cup.[8]
Head coach: Jai Narain
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Position |
Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block | 2023–24 Club |
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1 | OH | Pooja N Prasad | January 29, 1997 (age 27) | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) | 275 cm (9 ft 0 in) | Karnataka |
2 | L | Aswathi Raveendran | June 25, 1997 (age 27) | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 275 cm (9 ft 0 in) | 260 cm (8 ft 6 in) | Kerala |
4 | OH | Shaalini S. | July 19, 2000 (age 24) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 280 cm (9 ft 2 in) | 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | Tamil Nadu |
5 | MB | Shilpa R. S. | February 26, 2002 (age 22) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 298 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 297 cm (9 ft 9 in) | Kerala |
6 | MB | Soorya S. | December 16, 1998 (age 25) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 302 cm (9 ft 11 in) | 298 cm (9 ft 9 in) | Kerala |
7 | S | Jini K. S. (c) | September 10, 1996 (age 28) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 278 cm (9 ft 1 in) | 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | Kerala |
8 | MB | Aswani K. | June 17, 1996 (age 28) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 290 cm (9 ft 6 in) | 280 cm (9 ft 2 in) | Kerala |
9 | OP | Roli Pathak | June 20, 2002 (age 22) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 293 cm (9 ft 7 in) | 283 cm (9 ft 3 in) | Madhya Pradesh |
10 | OH | Kavita | January 15, 2006 (age 18) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 298 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) | Rajasthan |
11 | OP | Anagha Radhakrishnan | July 10, 2002 (age 22) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 296 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 294 cm (9 ft 8 in) | Kerala |
13 | OH | Anushree K. P. | October 8, 1997 (age 26) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 296 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) | Kerala |
14 | MB | Purna Shukla | August 9, 2002 (age 22) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 299 cm (9 ft 10 in) | 290 cm (9 ft 6 in) | Gujarat |
17 | S | Juhi Shaw | August 26, 1995 (age 29) | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 278 cm (9 ft 1 in) | 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | West Bengal |
18 | L | Anannya Das | October 14, 2000 (age 23) | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) | 263 cm (8 ft 8 in) | Odisha |
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- ^ "Volleyball is my first love: Shahi". The Himalayan Times. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Indian Women's Volleyball team wins gold in SAG". Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Daily Bulletin #1 AVC Challenge Cup for Women 2023 (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. 18 June 2023.