Indian women's national volleyball team represents
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
in international competitions and is managed by the
Volleyball Federation of India
The Volleyball Federation of India (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 contro ...
.
In July 2018,
Minimol Abraham was appointed as the captain of the Indian national team for the
2018 Asian Games
The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...
.
The team won the gold medal at the
2019 South Asian Games
The 2019 South Asian Games, officially the XIII South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event which was originally slated to be held from 9 to 18 March 2019 in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. However, the dates were postponed and the event was ...
as they defeated
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
in the final.
Tournament record
Summer Olympics
Similar to their male counterparts, the Indian women's team has never qualified for the summer Olympics.
FIVB World Championship
India has qualified only once in the World Championship.
Asian Volleyball Championship
Asian Games
South Asian Games
Notable players
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Minimol Abraham
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Saroj Kumari Piploda
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Aswani Kiran
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Priyanka Bora
Priyanka Bora (born 1994) is an Indian television actress and model. She made her Indian television debut in the Season 8 of the reality show MTV Splitsvilla. She is known for her playing Prachi in ''Siddhi Vinayak'' and Aarti in '' Ragini MMS: R ...
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Priyanka Khedkar
Priyanka Khedkar (born ) is a retired Indian female volleyball player. She was part of the India women's national volleyball team.
She participated at the 2010 Asian Games, and 2014 Asian Games.
On club level she played for Indian Railways
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Nirmal Saini
Nirmal Kaur Saini (8 October 1938 13 June 2021) was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the India women's national volleyball team. She was the wife of athlete Milkha Singh and the mother of Jeev Milkha Singh.
Biography
She was born on ...
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Jagmati Sangwan
Jagmati Sangwan, born 2 January 1960 in Butana village in Sonipat, Haryana, is an Indian activist and a former Central Committee member of the CPI(M). She is an Indian volleyball player who was part of the Indian team that won bronze at the Asia ...
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Soorya Thottangal
Soorya Thottangal (born ) was an Indian female volleyball player. She was part of the India women's national volleyball team.
She participated at the Volleyball at the 2010 Asian Games – Women, 2010 Asian Games.
On club level she played for K ...
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See also
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India men's national volleyball team
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India women's national under-20 volleyball team
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India women's national under-18 volleyball team
References
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