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id="toc-Notable_players_and_past_squads" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_players_and_past_squads"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Notable players and past squads</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Notable_players_and_past_squads-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Notable players and past squads subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Notable_players_and_past_squads-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1958_Asian_Games_squad" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1958_Asian_Games_squad"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>1958 Asian Games squad</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1958_Asian_Games_squad-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1962_Asian_Games_squad" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1962_Asian_Games_squad"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>1962 Asian Games squad</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1962_Asian_Games_squad-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1986_Asian_Games_squad" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1986_Asian_Games_squad"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>1986 Asian Games squad</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1986_Asian_Games_squad-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010_Asian_Games_squad" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010_Asian_Games_squad"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>2010 Asian Games squad</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010_Asian_Games_squad-sublist" 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class="infobox-data">– (as of 8 January 2025)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#EEEEEE">Uniforms</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width: 100%; text-align: center"> <tbody><tr> <td class="borderless"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px; background-color: #0000FF;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 31px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Team colours"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Kit_short_left_arm.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="31" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; 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class="infobox-data">8th (1952)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#EEEEEE"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">Asian Championship</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appearances</th><td class="infobox-data">19 (<i>First in <a href="/wiki/1979_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1979</a></i>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Best result</th><td class="infobox-data">4th (<a href="/wiki/2005_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2005</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://volleyballindia.com">volleyballindia<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"> <div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="line-height:1.6em; font-size:105%;"><div style="margin:0 4em;">Honours</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size:105%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151960987"> <table class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#000000; font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the Asian Games">Asian Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silver medal – second place"><img alt="Silver medal – second place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_Asian_Games" title="1962 Asian Games">1962 Jakarta</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1962_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 1962 Asian Games">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bronze medal – third place"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_Asian_Games" title="1958 Asian Games">1958 Tokyo</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1958_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 1958 Asian Games">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bronze medal – third place"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Asian_Games" title="1986 Asian Games">1986 Seoul</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1986_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 1986 Asian Games">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">Asian Cup</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silver medal – second place"><img alt="Silver medal – second place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2014 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2014 Almaty</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bronze medal – third place"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2010 Urmia</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_Lusofonia_Games" title="Volleyball at the Lusofonia Games">Lusofonia Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Lusofonia_Games" title="2014 Lusofonia Games">2014 Goa</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bronze medal – third place"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Lusofonia_Games" title="2006 Lusofonia Games">2006 Macau</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Games" title="South Asian Games">South Asian Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_South_Asian_Games" title="1987 South Asian Games">1987 Calcutta</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_South_Asian_Games" title="1991 South Asian Games">1991 Colombo</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_South_Asian_Games" title="1995 South Asian Games">1995 Madras</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_South_Asian_Games" title="1999 South Asian Games">1999 Kathmandu</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_South_Asian_Games" title="2004 South Asian Games">2004 Islamabad</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_South_Asian_Games" title="2006 South Asian Games">2006 Colombo</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_South_Asian_Games" title="2010 South Asian Games">2010 Dhaka</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2016_South_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 2016 South Asian Games">2016 Guwahati</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Gold medal – first place"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2019_South_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 2019 South Asian Games">2019 Kathmandu</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silver medal – second place"><img alt="Silver medal – second place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_South_Asian_Games" title="1989 South Asian Games">1989 Islamabad</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silver medal – second place"><img alt="Silver medal – second place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon_%28S_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_South_Asian_Games" title="1993 South Asian Games">1993 Colombo</a></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Team </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>India men's national volleyball team</b> represents India in international volleyball competitions. It is managed by the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_Federation_of_India" title="Volleyball Federation of India">Volleyball Federation of India</a> and is currently sponsored by <a href="/wiki/Sahara_India_Pariwar" title="Sahara India Pariwar">Sahara India Pariwar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Asics" title="Asics">Asics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Indian volleyball team has had a rollercoaster ride in its history. Although they have never qualified for the <a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Summer Olympics">Olympics</a>, they have appeared in the <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">World Championship</a> twice. </p><p>Despite having little to no presence at the world stage in its history, the team has enjoyed some success at the continental level by clinching a silver medal and two bronze medals at the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Games" title="Asian Games">Asian Games</a>. After the decline post 1980s, the team has fared well at the recently introduced <a href="/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">Asian Cup</a> competition, receiving a silver and a bronze medal so far. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-Independence">Pre-Independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-Independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Though the game was played informally for a long time, the first interstate volleyball tournament was held in 1936 by the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Olympic_Association" title="Indian Olympic Association">Indian Olympic Association</a> (IOA).<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Establishment">Establishment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Establishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1951, the formation of <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_Federation_of_India" title="Volleyball Federation of India">Volleyball Federation of India</a> gave the sport a better structure and the interstate tournament evolved into the senior national championship with the first edition being held in 1952. This platform gave birth to many talents who went on to represent India at the international level.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Golden_years_(1952–1962)"><span id="Golden_years_.281952.E2.80.931962.29"></span>Golden years (1952–1962)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Golden years (1952–1962)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India had immediate success after formation as they made their debut in <a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1952_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1952</a> edition. After losing to <a href="/wiki/France_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="France men's national volleyball team">France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team">Czechoslovakia</a> by comfortable 3–0 margins in the first round, they made a comeback in the 7th–8th placing round as they beat <a href="/wiki/Finland_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Finland men's national volleyball team">Finland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lebanon_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Lebanon men's national volleyball team">Lebanon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Israel_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Israel men's national volleyball team">Israel</a> to clinch the 8th spot.<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1955, India won the Asian Volleyball Tournament which was held in Tokyo. Three years later, the Gurudev Singh led team won the bronze medal at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1958_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1958 Asian Games – Men">1958 Asian Games</a>. They beat Hong Kong and the Philippines in three straight sets but could not get past volleyball powerhouses <a href="/wiki/Iran_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Iran men's national volleyball team">Iran</a> and <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a>, though they managed to win a set against each.<sup id="cite_ref-asian_games_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asian_games-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1962_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1962 Asian Games – Men">1962 Asian Games</a> they managed to go one step ahead as they began their campaign with four consecutive wins against <a href="/wiki/Myanmar_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Myanmar men's national volleyball team">Burma</a>(twice), Cambodia and <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Pakistan men's national volleyball team">Pakistan</a>. Their old rivals <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a> got the better of them in what was a five set thriller, with <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a> winning the final set by 15–12 margin. This team was led by legendary players <a href="/wiki/Nripjit_Singh_Bedi" title="Nripjit Singh Bedi">Nripjit Singh Bedi</a> and <a href="/wiki/A._Palaniswamy" class="mw-redirect" title="A. Palaniswamy">A. Palaniswamy</a>, both <a href="/wiki/Arjuna_Award" title="Arjuna Award">Arjuna Award</a> winners, who had graduated to the senior team, which was then led by TP Padmanabhan Nair, who was also a part of the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1958_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1958 Asian Games – Men">1958 team</a>. India has to settle for the Silver Medal which is currently their highest achievement ever at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the Asian Games">Asian Games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_finest_era_(1960s–1980s)"><span id="The_finest_era_.281960s.E2.80.931980s.29"></span>The finest era (1960s–1980s)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The finest era (1960s–1980s)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a memorable outing at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1962_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1962 Asian Games – Men">1962 Asian Games</a>, India finished fourth and fifth at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1966_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games – Men">1966</a> and <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1974_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1974 Asian Games">1974</a> Asian Games respectively, not making it to the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1970_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1970 Asian Games">1970</a> edition in between.<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>India did not enter into the inaugural <a href="/wiki/1975_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1975 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">Asian men's volleyball championship in 1975</a> but made their debut in the following tournament in <a href="/wiki/1979_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1979</a> where they finished fifth. In the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1978_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1978 Asian Games">1978 Asian Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a> and at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1982_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1982 Asian Games – Men">1982 Asian Games</a> at home in New Delhi, the Indian volleyball team saw another upswing after finishing seventh and fourth respectively, falling just short of a medal in <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1982_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1982 Asian Games – Men">1982 edition</a> after they finished at the bottom of the table among four teams in the final round, going down to the heavyweights <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="South Korea men's national volleyball team">South Korea</a> and <a href="/wiki/China_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="China men's national volleyball team">China</a> in straight sets. </p><p>In the following year at the Asian Volleyball Championship <a href="/wiki/1983_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1983 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">in Tokyo</a>, India finished fifth yet again without any medal. However, the wait for a medal would not last too long.<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1986_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1986 Asian Games">1986 Asian Games</a> India sent arguably its best team ever. Led by Cyril Valloor, the team boasted the presence of former national coach GE Sridharan, K Udayakumar, who later went on to captain the Indian volleyball team, <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Basith_(volleyball)" title="Abdul Basith (volleyball)">Abdul Basith</a>, Dalel Singh and <a href="/wiki/P._V._Ramana" title="P. V. Ramana">PV Ramana</a>, father of Indian badminton star PV Sindhu.<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All of them were <a href="/wiki/Arjuna_award" class="mw-redirect" title="Arjuna award">Arjuna awardees</a> but the most special of them all and the team's lynchpin was the talented <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_George" title="Jimmy George">Jimmy George</a>, an Arjuna winner himself and a legend of Indian volleyball. He had been tearing up the national circuit for a decade and also had stints at clubs in Italy, one of the best leagues in that era, along with GE Sridharan.<sup id="cite_ref-jimmy_george_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jimmy_george-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jimmy George towered at a height of 6'2" and had the advantage of graceful jumps. His ability in the air for a fraction of a second longer helped him in his smashes, all of which were very powerful thanks to his larger frame.<sup id="cite_ref-jimmy_george_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jimmy_george-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All of these factors combined well together and the Indian volleyball team started the Asian Games with four victories – against <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Hong Kong men's national volleyball team">Hong Kong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bahrain_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Bahrain men's national volleyball team">Bahrain</a>, Saudi Arabia and <a href="/wiki/Indonesia_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Indonesia men's national volleyball team">Indonesia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-asian_games_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asian_games-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later in the games, they went down to the home team <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="South Korea men's national volleyball team">South Korea</a>, who went on to register another victory later, but in between the Indian volleyball team finally managed to beat powerhouses <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a>, more impressively in straight sets, facilitated by Jimmy George's tremendous drive. However, they could not sustain the momentum, as they fell to eventual champions <a href="/wiki/China_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="China men's national volleyball team">China</a>, to end up with bronze medal.<sup id="cite_ref-asian_games_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asian_games-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decline_(1990s–2000s)"><span id="Decline_.281990s.E2.80.932000s.29"></span>Decline (1990s–2000s)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Decline (1990s–2000s)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The general popularity of the sport in the country declined in the years to follow as in-fighting within federations coincided with the death of Jimmy George in an accident in 1987 and adding to it was the rise of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_national_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian national cricket team">Indian national cricket team</a> as a powerhouse.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Indian volleyball men and <a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="India women's national volleyball team">women's teams</a> dominated the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Games" title="South Asian Games">South Asian Federation Games</a> in the nineties, winning three medals each, but it did not spark a revival, with subpar performances to follow at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2006_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games – Men">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2010_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2010 Asian Games – Men">2010</a> by the men after they came at ninth and sixth respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, they finished fourth in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship</a> which is currently their highest ever finish at this tournament. They went all the way to semi-finals where they lost in straight sets against <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a> and then went down to <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="South Korea men's national volleyball team">South Korea</a> in third place match losing with a margin of three sets to one. </p><p>Yes there was some a decline, but <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sube_Singh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sube Singh (page does not exist)">Sube Singh</a>, former captain standing at a staggering 6 feet 9 .inches, with his energetic teammates like Rampal Singh, Dinesh Singh, and Sanjay Kumar, helped them win many titles from 2002-2014 and increased the ranking to the highest ever 34. Sube Singh's unparalleled blocking skills made him a formidable force on the court. At his peak, he was not only the best blocker in India but also recognized globally as one of the finest blockers in the world. His defensive prowess and strategic acumen were pivotal in leading the team to numerous victories, setting a benchmark in Indian volleyball history. The period from 2002 to 2014 was marked by relentless effort and a series of accolades, reflecting the hard work and dedication of him and his teammates. Their collective achievement in reaching the highest ranking ever stands as a testament to their skill, determination, and synergy on the court. Sube Singh's legacy remains an enduring symbol of the heights that can be achieved through teamwork, perseverance, and exemplary leadership. His contribution to the sport continues to inspire and motivate upcoming players to strive for excellence. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010–present"><span id="2010.E2.80.93present"></span>2010–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2010–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2010_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2010 Asian Games – Men">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2014_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games – Men">2014</a> editions of the Asian Games provided some respite as the Indian volleyball men's team finished a respectable fifth with modern-day stars and inspirational captains Sinnadu Prabhagaran, Sube singh and Mohan Ukkrapandian leading the way.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team also played at the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">Asian Cup</a>, where they achieved some fine results, capturing bronze medal at the <a href="/wiki/2010_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2010 Asian Cup</a> and reached all the way to the final of the <a href="/wiki/2014_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2014 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2014 Asian Cup</a> by defeating <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a> in the group stage, the top Asian team <a href="/wiki/Iran_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Iran men's national volleyball team">Iran</a> in the semi-final before succumbing to <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="South Korea men's national volleyball team">South Korea</a> with a margin of three sets to one. Besides couple of good performances at the Asian level, the team also managed to claim a gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/2010_South_Asian_Games" title="2010 South Asian Games">2010 South Asian Games</a>. </p><p>The Indian volleyball men's team was ranked 34th in 2014, their best in the world, they also managed to win a gold medal eighth gold medal at <a href="/wiki/2016_South_Asian_Games" title="2016 South Asian Games">2016 South Asian Games</a>, but just as it seemed that the sport was picking up again, an internal dispute in the VFI meant that it was banned from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) for two years till 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-VFI_suspension_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VFI_suspension-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It meant that Indian volleyball players could not travel to other leagues to play, which affected the exposure to different styles, a factor which coach GE Sridharan felt led to a 12th-place finish at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2018_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men">2018 Asian Games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VFI_suspension_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VFI_suspension-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Pro_Volleyball_League" title="Pro Volleyball League">Pro Volleyball League</a>, a franchise-based tournament was started in 2019 and it featured stars like American <a href="/wiki/David_Lee_(volleyball)" title="David Lee (volleyball)">David Lee</a>, an Olympic gold medallist in 2008. India also gained their ninth and seventh successive gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Games" title="South Asian Games">South Asian Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2019_South_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 2019 South Asian Games">2019</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-history_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The men's Indian volleyball team did not qualify for the <a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">Tokyo Olympics</a> following their loss in the Olympic qualification tournament. The team finished sixth in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Asian_Games" title="2022 Asian Games">2022 Asian Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a>, China.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They topped their group, scoring an upset 3-2 victory over favourites South Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_players_and_past_squads">Notable players and past squads</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable players and past squads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Ukkrapandian" title="Mohan Ukkrapandian">Mohan Ukkrapandian</a>,</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sube_Singh_(volleyball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sube Singh (volleyball) (page does not exist)">Sube Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balwant_Singh_(volleyball)" title="Balwant Singh (volleyball)">Balwant Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riaz_Ahmed_(volleyball)" title="Riaz Ahmed (volleyball)">Riaz Ahmed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Basith_(volleyball)" title="Abdul Basith (volleyball)">Abdul Basith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_George" title="Jimmy George">Jimmy George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Udayakumar" title="K. Udayakumar">K. Udayakumar</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyril_C._Valloor" title="Cyril C. Valloor">Cyril C. Valloor</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Sunder_Rao" title="Shyam Sunder Rao">Shyam Sunder Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Ramana_Rao" title="A. Ramana Rao">A. Ramana Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Joseph" title="Tom Joseph">Tom Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._E._Sridharan" title="G. E. Sridharan">G. E. Sridharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anup_D%27Costa" title="Anup D'Costa">Anup D'Costa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Kapil_Dev" title="K. J. Kapil Dev">K. J. Kapil Dev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tilakam_Gopal" title="Tilakam Gopal">Tilakam Gopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naveen_Raja_Jacob" title="Naveen Raja Jacob">Naveen Raja Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Kumar_Mishra" title="Suresh Kumar Mishra">Suresh Kumar Mishra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Palanisamy" title="A. Palanisamy">A. Palanisamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._K._Purohit" title="R. K. Purohit">R. K. Purohit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yejju_Subba_Rao" title="Yejju Subba Rao">Yejju Subba Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._P._Padmanabhan_Nair" title="T. P. Padmanabhan Nair">T. P. Padmanabhan Nair</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1958_Asian_Games_squad">1958 Asian Games squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1958 Asian Games squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>T. R. Arunchalam, S. L. Gupta, Bharatan Nair, T. P. Padmanabhan Nair, Abdur Rahman, Raman Raman, S. K. Sheikuchan, Gurdev Singh. Coach: H P Kohli, Kuldip Chand Chopra (Delhi, UT), Narayan Singh Thakur </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1962_Asian_Games_squad">1962 Asian Games squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1962 Asian Games squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Nripjit_Singh_Bedi" title="Nripjit Singh Bedi">Nripjit Singh Bedi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tilakam_Gopal" title="Tilakam Gopal">Tilakam Gopal</a>, Joseph, Jai Karan, Khalid, Munnalal, T. P. Padmanabhan Nair, <a href="/wiki/A._Palanisamy" title="A. Palanisamy">A. Palanisamy</a>, Des Raj, Jaswant Singh. Coach: HP Kohli </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1986_Asian_Games_squad">1986 Asian Games squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1986 Asian Games squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_George" title="Jimmy George">Jimmy George</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._Udayakumar" title="K. Udayakumar">K. Udayakumar</a>, Kirtesh Kumar, Sukhpal Singh, Mehar Singh, <a href="/wiki/GE_Sridharan" class="mw-redirect" title="GE Sridharan">GE Sridharan</a>, Sandeep Sharma, <a href="/wiki/P._V._Ramana" title="P. V. Ramana">P. V. Ramana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dalel_Singh_Ror" title="Dalel Singh Ror">Dalel Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abdul_Basith_(volleyball)" title="Abdul Basith (volleyball)">Abdul Basith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cyril_C._Valloor" title="Cyril C. Valloor">Cyril Valloor</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_Asian_Games_squad">2010 Asian Games squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2010 Asian Games squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Dinesh Coimbatore, Venugopal Jayram , Sanjay Kumar, Balwinder Singh , <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sube_Singh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sube Singh (page does not exist)">Sube Singh</a>, Naveen Raja Jacob, Navjit Singh, Mohan Ukkrapandian, Gurinder Singh, P.S.Srikanth, Adam Septiohadi </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014_Asian_Games_squad">2014 Asian Games squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2014 Asian Games squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/G._R._Vaishnav" title="G. R. Vaishnav">G. R. Vaishnav</a>, Kamlesh Khatale, Karthik Ashok, <a href="/wiki/Prabagaran" title="Prabagaran">Prabagaran</a>, Hardeep Singh, <a href="/wiki/Naveen_Raja_Jacob" title="Naveen Raja Jacob">Naveen Raja Jacob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gurinder_Singh_(volleyball)" title="Gurinder Singh (volleyball)">Gurinder Singh</a>, reyant, Jerome Vinit Charles, <a href="/wiki/Mohan_Ukkrapandian" title="Mohan Ukkrapandian">Mohan Ukkrapandian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Singh_(volleyball)" title="Ranjit Singh (volleyball)">Ranjit Singh</a>, Pattani Prabakaran </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022_Asian_Games_squad">2022 Asian Games squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2022 Asian Games squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amit Gulia, Vinit Kumar, Shameemudheen Ammarambath, Muthusamy Appavu, Hari Prasad Bevinakuppe Suresha, <a href="/wiki/Rohit_Kumar_(volleyball)" title="Rohit Kumar (volleyball)">Rohit Kumar</a>, Manoj Lakshmipuram Manjunatha, <a href="/wiki/Mohan_Ukkrapandian" title="Mohan Ukkrapandian">Mohan Ukkrapandian</a>, Ashwal Rai, Santhosh Sahaya Anthoni Raj, Guru Prasanth Subramanian Venkatasubbu, Erin Varghese </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Managerial_history">Managerial history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Managerial history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>HP Kohli was considered as the best coach Indian Volleyball team ever had. HP Kohli coached Indian Volleyball team during its golden era of 1950s to 1970s. He expired on 13th Jan, 1980 due to cardiac arrest. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Achutha_Kurup" title="Achutha Kurup">Achutha Kurup</a> was considered as the master tactician who guided India to its last medal at the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Games" title="Asian Games">Asian Games</a>. Kurup was appointed in 1982 ahead of <a href="/wiki/1982_Asian_Games" title="1982 Asian Games">1982 Asian Games</a> in Delhi, but what brought him fame was a bronze medal in <a href="/wiki/1986_Asian_Games" title="1986 Asian Games">1986 Asian Games</a> four years later. Besides the medal in <a href="/wiki/1986_Asian_Games" title="1986 Asian Games">Seoul</a>, Kurup was also at the helm when the Indian team won the silver in an international tournament in Japan in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-Kurup_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kurup-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Shyam_Sunder_Rao" title="Shyam Sunder Rao">Shyam Sunder Rao</a> was appointed as the coach of Indian volleyball team after his success with the Junior national team. With his eyes set on a medal in the <a href="/wiki/2002_Asian_Games" title="2002 Asian Games">2002 Asian Games</a>, Sunder Rao's side missed an opportunity to end India's medal draught at the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Games" title="Asian Games">Asian Games</a> since 1986, as they missed a place in the semi-finals by one point. However, the team went on to beat <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Pakistan men's national volleyball team">Pakistan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Chinese Taipei men's national volleyball team">Chinese Taipei</a> to finish fifth in the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Head coach </th> <th>Period </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Achutha_Kurup" title="Achutha Kurup">Achutha Kurup</a><sup id="cite_ref-Kurup_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kurup-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1986-1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Shyam_Sunder_Rao" title="Shyam Sunder Rao">Shyam Sunder Rao</a><sup id="cite_ref-Sridharan_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sridharan-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1995–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/G.E._Sridharan" class="mw-redirect" title="G.E. Sridharan">G.E. Sridharan</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2018–2020 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Jaideep Sarkar<sup id="cite_ref-auto_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2023–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_technical_staff">Current technical staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Current technical staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Role </th> <th>Name </th></tr> <tr> <td>Head coach </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Jaideep Sarkar<sup id="cite_ref-auto_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant coach </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Tom Joseph </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assistant coach </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Davinder Singh </td></tr> <tr> <td>Head Physio </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Utkarsh Kulshreshtha </td></tr> <tr> <td>Trainer </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Bhaskar Borah </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results_and_schedule">Results and schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Results and schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023">2023</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men">Volleyball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men</a></div> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background: #ccffcc;" class="vevent"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;" class="summary"> <td width="15%" style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3">19 September 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-09-19</span>)</span><br />19:00 </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align:right;"><span class="fn org"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></b></span> </td> <td width="13%" style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;">3–0 </td> <td width="20%"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_Cambodia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cambodia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Cambodia_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Cambodia men's national volleyball team">Cambodia</a></span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;" rowspan="3">China Textile City Sports Centre Gymnasium, <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a><br />Attendance: 454<br />Referees: Wong Chi Chor <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">HKG</a>)</span>, Zolbayar Ganbaatar <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Mongolia" title="Mongolia">MGL</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; font-size:85%;"> <td colspan="3">(25–14, 25–13, 25–19)<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/VVO/AG2022-_VVO_C73_VVOMTEAM6-------------GPC-000100--.pdf">P2</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/volleyball/result-men-gpc-000100-.htm">Report</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <hr /> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background: #ccffcc;" class="vevent"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;" class="summary"> <td width="15%" style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3">20 September 2023<br />19:00 </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align:right;"><span class="fn org"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></b></span> </td> <td width="13%" style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;">3–2 </td> <td width="20%"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Korea_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="South Korea men's national volleyball team">South Korea</a></span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;" rowspan="3">Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium, <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a><br />Attendance: 1,302<br />Referees: Taisuke Togawa <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">JPN</a>)</span>, Yul Benosa <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">PHI</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; font-size:85%;"> <td colspan="3">(25–27, 29–27, 25–22, 20–25, 17–15)<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/VVO/AG2022-_VVO_C73_VVOMTEAM6-------------GPC-000200--.pdf">P2</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/volleyball/result-men-gpc-000200-.htm">Report</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <hr /> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background: #ccffcc;" class="vevent"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;" class="summary"> <td width="15%" style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3">22 September 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-09-22</span>)</span><br />14:30 </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align:right;"><span class="fn org"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></b></span> </td> <td width="13%" style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;">3–0 </td> <td width="20%"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_Games.svg/23px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_Games.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_Games.svg/35px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_Games.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_Games.svg/45px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_Games.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Chinese Taipei men's national volleyball team">Chinese Taipei</a></span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;" rowspan="3">China Textile City Sports Centre Gymnasium, <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a><br />Attendance: 1,200<br />Referees: Banthom Pimthongkhonburi <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">THA</a>)</span>, Agung Purwantoro <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">INA</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; font-size:85%;"> <td colspan="3">(25–22, 25–22, 25–21)<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/VVO/AG2022-_VVO_C73_VVOMTEAM6-------------T12-000500--.pdf">P2</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/volleyball/result-men-t12-000500-.htm">Report</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <hr /> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background: #fcc;" class="vevent"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;" class="summary"> <td width="15%" style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3">24 September 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-09-24</span>)</span><br />14:30 </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align:right;"><span class="fn org"><b><a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></b></span> </td> <td width="13%" style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;">3–0 </td> <td width="20%"><span class="fn org"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a></span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;" rowspan="3">China Textile City Sports Centre Gymnasium, <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a><br />Attendance: 3,100<br />Referees: Alireza Gharib <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">IRI</a>)</span>, Banthom Pimthongkhonburi <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">THA</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; font-size:85%;"> <td colspan="3">(25–16, 25–18, 25–17)<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/VVO/AG2022-_VVO_C73_VVOMTEAM6-------------T06-000100--.pdf">P2</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/volleyball/result-men-t06-000100-.htm">Report</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <hr /> <table cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; background: #fcc;" class="vevent"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align: top;" class="summary"> <td width="15%" style="text-align:right;" rowspan="3">26 September 2023<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-09-26</span>)</span><br />18:30 </td> <td width="20%" style="text-align:right;"><span class="fn org"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a><span class="flagicon"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span></span> </td> <td width="13%" style="text-align:center;font-weight:bold;">0–3 </td> <td width="20%"><span class="fn org"><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Pakistan men's national volleyball team">Pakistan</a></b></span> </td> <td style="font-size:85%;" rowspan="3">China Textile City Sports Centre Gymnasium, <a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a><br />Attendance: 3,100<br />Referees: Fan Gaoxiang <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/China" title="China">CHN</a>)</span>, Jaafar Abdulla Al-Moalem <span style="font-size:90%">(<a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain">BHR</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; font-size:85%;"> <td colspan="3">(21–25, 20–25, 23–25)<br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/VVO/AG2022-_VVO_C73_VVOMTEAM6-------------FNL-000300--.pdf">P2</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/volleyball/result-men-fnl-000300-.htm">Report</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_squad">Current squad</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Current squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following list consists of 12 players who are called for <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2022_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 2022 Asian Games">2022 Asian Games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ag22_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ag22-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Head coach: Jaideep Sarkar </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> # </div> </th> <th style="width:6em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> Position </div> </th> <th style="width:12em">Name </th> <th style="width:8em">Date of birth </th> <th style="width:9em">Height </th> <th style="width:9em">Spike </th> <th style="width:9em">Block </th> <th style="width:19em">2023–24 Club </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">OP </td> <td>Guru Prasanth S. V. </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2000-04-11</span>) </span>April 11, 2000<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 24)</span> </td> <td>1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) </td> <td>358 cm (11 ft 9 in) </td> <td>330 cm (10 ft 10 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Black_Hawks" title="Hyderabad Black Hawks">Hyderabad Black Hawks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">OH </td> <td>Amit Gulia </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-04-25</span>) </span>April 25, 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 26)</span> </td> <td>1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) </td> <td>343 cm (11 ft 3 in) </td> <td>316 cm (10 ft 4 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Mumbai Meteors </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">OH </td> <td>Erin Varghese </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-04-25</span>) </span>April 25, 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 26)</span> </td> <td>1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) </td> <td>323 cm (10 ft 7 in) </td> <td>323 cm (10 ft 7 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kochi_Blue_Spikers" title="Kochi Blue Spikers">Kochi Blue Spikers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">S </td> <td>Muthusamy Appavu </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1997-07-10</span>) </span>July 10, 1997<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 27)</span> </td> <td>1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) </td> <td>324 cm (10 ft 8 in) </td> <td>302 cm (9 ft 11 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad_Defenders" title="Ahmedabad Defenders">Ahmedabad Defenders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">MB </td> <td>Ammarambath Shameemudheen </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1996-03-06</span>) </span>March 6, 1996<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 28)</span> </td> <td>1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) </td> <td>357 cm (11 ft 9 in) </td> <td>333 cm (10 ft 11 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Mumbai Meteors </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">OP </td> <td>Vinit Kumar </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1991-02-25</span>) </span>February 25, 1991<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 34)</span> </td> <td>1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) </td> <td>339 cm (11 ft 1 in) </td> <td>327 cm (10 ft 9 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Thunderbolts" title="Kolkata Thunderbolts">Kolkata Thunderbolts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">OH </td> <td>Nihal Jadav </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2004-03-13</span>) </span>March 13, 2004<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 20)</span> </td> <td>1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) </td> <td>341 cm (11 ft 2 in) </td> <td>321 cm (10 ft 6 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad_Defenders" title="Ahmedabad Defenders">Ahmedabad Defenders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">OH </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rohit_Kumar_(volleyball)" title="Rohit Kumar (volleyball)">Rohit Kumar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Captain_(sports)" title="Captain (sports)">c</a>) </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1996-01-05</span>) </span>January 5, 1996<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 29)</span> </td> <td>1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) </td> <td>340 cm (11 ft 2 in) </td> <td>318 cm (10 ft 5 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kochi_Blue_Spikers" title="Kochi Blue Spikers">Kochi Blue Spikers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">MB </td> <td>Ashwal Rai </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1993-02-02</span>) </span>February 2, 1993<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 32)</span> </td> <td>2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) </td> <td>356 cm (11 ft 8 in) </td> <td>331 cm (10 ft 10 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Thunderbolts" title="Kolkata Thunderbolts">Kolkata Thunderbolts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">MB </td> <td>Lakshmipuram Manjunatha Manoj </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1997-06-09</span>) </span>June 9, 1997<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 27)</span> </td> <td>2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) </td> <td>350 cm (11 ft 6 in) </td> <td>330 cm (10 ft 10 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad_Defenders" title="Ahmedabad Defenders">Ahmedabad Defenders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">S </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Ukkrapandian" title="Mohan Ukkrapandian">Mohan Ukkrapandian</a> </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1986-05-15</span>) </span>May 15, 1986<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 38)</span> </td> <td>1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) </td> <td>324 cm (10 ft 8 in) </td> <td>307 cm (10 ft 1 in) </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad_Defenders" title="Ahmedabad Defenders">Ahmedabad Defenders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">L </td> <td>Hari Prasad B. S. </td> <td><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1998-01-15</span>) </span>January 15, 1998<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 27)</span> </td> <td>1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) </td> <td>– </td> <td>– </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Thunderbolts" title="Kolkata Thunderbolts">Kolkata Thunderbolts</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Competitive_record">Competitive record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Competitive record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Summer_Olympics">Summer Olympics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Summer Olympics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India has never qualified for the summer Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Volleyball at the Summer Olympics">Summer Olympics</a> record </th> <th style="width:1%;" rowspan="25"> </th> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Men%27s_Volleyball_Intercontinental_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Men's Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament">Qualification</a> record </th></tr> <tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Position </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1964</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="3"><i>Did not qualify</i> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="3"><i>–</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico_%281934-1968%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1968</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany"><img alt="West Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1972</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1976</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Did not enter</i> </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union"><img alt="Soviet Union" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1980</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="9"><i>Did not qualify</i> </td> <td colspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">5th</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1984</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/1983_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1983 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">5th</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281949%E2%80%931984%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1988</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/1987_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1987 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">5th</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1992</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/1991_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1991 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">10th</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">1996</a>–<a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2008</a> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Did not qualify</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2012</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2016</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><i><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_qualification" title="Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification">Did not qualify</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2020</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2024</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><i><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_qualification" title="Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification">Did not qualify</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total</th> <th colspan="6">0/15</th> <th>6</th> <th>0</th> <th>6 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FIVB_World_Championship">FIVB World Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: FIVB World Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India has appeared in the FIVB World Championship only twice.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They came really close to qualifying in the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship_qualification" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification">2002 qualifiers</a>, missing a place in the World Championship by one spot as they finished third among three best second-placed finishers. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">FIVB World Championship</a> record </th> <th style="width:1%;" rowspan="25"> </th> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship_Qualification_(AVC)" class="mw-redirect" title="FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Qualification (AVC)">Qualification</a> record </th></tr> <tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Position </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia"><img alt="Czechoslovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1949_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1949</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Did not enter</i> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="5">– </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union"><img alt="Soviet Union" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1952_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1952</a> </td> <td>7th–8th placings </td> <td><b>8th</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1956_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1956</a> </td> <td>21st–24th placings </td> <td><b>21st</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil_%281889%E2%80%931960%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1960_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1960</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="6"><i>Did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union"><img alt="Soviet Union" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1962_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1962</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia"><img alt="Czechoslovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1966_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1966</a> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4"><i>Did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1970_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1970</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1974_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1974</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1978_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1978</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1982_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1982</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="3"><i>Did not qualify</i> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1986_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1986</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1990_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1990</a> </td> <td colspan="3"><i>6th place</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1994_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1994</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2"><i>Did not enter</i> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><i>Did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1998_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">1998</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2002_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">2002</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="4"><i>Did not qualify</i> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2006_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">2006</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2010_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">2010</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2014_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">2014</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> & <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2018_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">2018</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Suspended</i> </td> <td colspan="3"><i>Suspended</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia"><img alt="Slovenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2022_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">2022</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Did not qualify</i> </td> <td colspan="3"><i>No Asian qualification were held</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines"><img alt="Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2025_FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2025 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship">2025</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Did not qualify</i> </td> <td colspan="3">– </td></tr> <tr> <th><b>Totals</b></th> <th>2/21</th> <th>8th</th> <th>11</th> <th>6</th> <th>5</th> <th>20</th> <th>12</th> <th>8 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asian_Games">Asian Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Asian Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the initial years, India had an immediate success as they clinched 2 bronze medals and a silver medal in their first 7 Asian Games' campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following a bronze medal in 1986 Asian Games, India did not participate in the next two tournaments due to the controversy in the Federation and the death of <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_George" title="Jimmy George">Jimmy George</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, India has seen a decline in its performance and hasn't won a medal yet.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the Asian Games">Asian Games</a> record </th></tr> <tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Position </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#c96;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1958_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1958 Asian Games – Men">1958</a> </td> <td>Group stage </td> <td><b>Bronze Medal</b> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:silver;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1962_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1962 Asian Games – Men">1962</a> </td> <td>Final round </td> <td><b>Silver Medal</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#9acdff;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1966_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games – Men">1966</a> </td> <td>Final round </td> <td><b>4th</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1970_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1970 Asian Games">1970</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1974_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1974 Asian Games">1974</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–8th </td> <td><b>5th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1978_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1978 Asian Games">1978</a> </td> <td>Classification 7th–12th </td> <td><b>7th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#9acdff;"> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1982_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1982 Asian Games – Men">1982</a> </td> <td>Final round </td> <td><b>4th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#c96;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1986_Asian_Games#Men" title="Volleyball at the 1986 Asian Games">1986</a> </td> <td>Final round </td> <td><b>Bronze Medal</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1990_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1990 Asian Games – Men">1990</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2"><i>did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1994_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1994 Asian Games – Men">1994</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_1998_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 1998 Asian Games – Men">1998</a> </td> <td>Classification 7th–8th </td> <td><b>7th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2002_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2002 Asian Games – Men">2002</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–6th </td> <td><b>5th</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar"><img alt="Qatar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2006_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games – Men">2006</a> </td> <td>Preliminary round </td> <td><b>9th</b> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2010_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2010 Asian Games – Men">2010</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–6th </td> <td><b>6th</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2014_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games – Men">2014</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–6th </td> <td><b>5th</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2018_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games – Men">2018</a> </td> <td>Classification 11th–12th </td> <td><b>12th</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2022_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men" title="Volleyball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men">2022</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–6th </td> <td><b>6th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Totals</th> <th>13/16</th> <th>Runners-up</th> <th>84</th> <th>51</th> <th>33 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asian_Championship">Asian Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Asian Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India has appeared in the finals for 18 times out of 21.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their highest ever finish being in <a href="/wiki/2005_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2005</a> when they ended up at the fourth place. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">Asian Championship</a> record </th></tr> <tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Position </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1975_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1975 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1975</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bahrain" title="Bahrain"><img alt="Bahrain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1979_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1979 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1979</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–8th </td> <td><b>5th</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1983_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1983 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1983</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–8th </td> <td><b>5th</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait"><img alt="Kuwait" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1987_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1987 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1987</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–8th </td> <td><b>5th</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1989_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1989</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–8th </td> <td><b>6th</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia"><img alt="Australia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="256" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1991_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1991 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1991</a> </td> <td>Classification 9th–12th </td> <td><b>10th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1993_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1993 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1993</a> </td> <td>Classification 9th–12th </td> <td><b>9th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1995_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1995</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>did not enter</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar"><img alt="Qatar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1997_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1997 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1997</a> </td> <td>Classification 9th–12th </td> <td><b>9th</b> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1999_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="1999 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">1999</a> </td> <td>Classification 9th–12th </td> <td><b>9th</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea"><img alt="South Korea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2001_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2001 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2001</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–8th </td> <td><b>7th</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/China" title="China"><img alt="China" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2003_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2003</a> </td> <td>Classification 5th–8th </td> <td><b>5th</b> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#9acdff;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2005_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2005 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2005</a> </td> <td>Semi-finals </td> <td><b>4th</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2007_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2007</a> </td> <td>Classification 9th–12th </td> <td><b>9th</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines"><img alt="Philippines" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2009_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2009</a> </td> <td>Final round </td> <td><b>9th</b> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2011_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2011 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2011</a> </td> <td>5th–8th semi-finals </td> <td><b>6th</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates" title="United Arab Emirates"><img alt="United Arab Emirates" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2013_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2013</a> </td> <td>5th–8th semi-finals </td> <td><b>7th</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2015_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2015</a> </td> <td>9th–12th semi-finals </td> <td><b>11th</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia"><img alt="Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2017_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2017 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2017</a> </td> <td colspan="6">Suspended </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2019_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2019 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2019</a> </td> <td>5th–8th semi-finals </td> <td><b>8th</b> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan"><img alt="Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2021_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2021</a> </td> <td>9th–12th semi-finals </td> <td><b>9th</b> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2023_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Championship" title="2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship">2023</a> </td> <td>Classification 7th–12th </td> <td><b>11th</b> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Totals</th> <th>19/22</th> <th>4th</th> <th>136</th> <th>81</th> <th>55 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asian_Cup">Asian Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Asian Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India has done well in the recently introduced Asian Cup competition, qualifying for it three times. Their highest ever finish came in the 2014 edition where they beat old rivals <a href="/wiki/Japan_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Japan men's national volleyball team">Japan</a> in the preliminary stage, <a href="/wiki/Iran_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="Iran men's national volleyball team">Iran</a> in the semi-finals before losing to <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_men%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="South Korea men's national volleyball team">South Korea</a> in the final. They had to settle for a silver medal which extended their wait for a gold medal at the Asian level since their formation.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">Asian Cup</a> record </th></tr> <tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Position </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2008_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2008</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><i>did not qualify</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#c96;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran"><img alt="Iran" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/23px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/35px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/46px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2010_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2010</a> </td> <td>3rd place match </td> <td><b>Bronze Medal</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#9acdff;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam"><img alt="Vietnam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2012_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2012 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2012</a> </td> <td>3rd place match </td> <td><b>4th place</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr style="background:silver;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan"><img alt="Kazakhstan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kazakhstan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2014_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2014 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2014</a> </td> <td>1st place match </td> <td><b>Silver Medal</b> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2016_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2016 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2016</a> </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2"><i>did not qualify</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan"><img alt="Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2018_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2018</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand"><img alt="Thailand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2022_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Cup" title="2022 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup">2022</a> </td> <td>Classification round </td> <td>10th place </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Totals</th> <th>4/7</th> <th>Runners-up</th> <th>22</th> <th>10</th> <th>12 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Asian_Challenge_Cup">Asian Challenge Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Asian Challenge Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Indian Ad-Hoc Committee did not allow the Indian team to participate in the 2023 tournament. As a result, India still played their matches, but the results of the matches was forfeited as requested by the Indian Ad-Hoc Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup">Asian Challenge Cup</a> record </th></tr> <tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Position </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">Pld</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Won">W</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Lost">L</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan"><img alt="Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2023_Asian_Men%27s_Volleyball_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup">2023</a> </td> <td>Classification 13th–15th </td> <td>15th<sup id="cite_ref-Forfeited_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forfeited-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lusofonia_Games">Lusofonia Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Lusofonia Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India won its first gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_Lusofonia_Games" title="Volleyball at the Lusofonia Games">Lusofonia Games</a> in the 2014 edition.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr style="background:#c96;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau"><img alt="Macau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/45px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2006_Lusofonia_Games" title="2006 Lusofonia Games">2006</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="03 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="3rd place, bronze medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2009_Lusofonia_Games" title="Volleyball at the 2009 Lusofonia Games">2009</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">4th</div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:gold;"> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2014_Lusofonia_Games" title="2014 Lusofonia Games">2014</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Asian_Games">South Asian Games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: South Asian Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>India is the most successful team at the <a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Games" title="South Asian Games">South Asian Games</a> having won an overall number of nine gold medals and two silver medals.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr style="background:gold;"> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1987_South_Asian_Games" title="1987 South Asian Games">1987</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:silver;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1989_South_Asian_Games" title="1989 South Asian Games">1989</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <span data-sort-value="02 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="2nd place, silver medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:gold;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka"><img alt="Sri Lanka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1991_South_Asian_Games" title="1991 South Asian Games">1991</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:silver;"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh"><img alt="Bangladesh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1993_South_Asian_Games" title="1993 South Asian Games">1993</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <span data-sort-value="02 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="2nd place, silver medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:gold"> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1995_South_Asian_Games" title="1995 South Asian Games">1995</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:gold"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal"><img alt="Nepal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/1999_South_Asian_Games" title="1999 South Asian Games">1999</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:gold"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan"><img alt="Pakistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Flag_of_Pakistan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Pakistan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2004_South_Asian_Games" title="2004 South Asian Games">2004</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:gold"> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka"><img alt="Sri Lanka" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/2006_South_Asian_Games" title="2006 South Asian Games">2006</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; 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margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr style="background:gold"> <td style="border: 3px solid red"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Volleyball_at_the_2016_South_Asian_Games" title="Volleyball at the 2016 South Asian Games">2016</a> </td> <td colspan="6"><div class="center" style="width:auto; 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As a result, India can still play their matches, but the results of the matches will be forfeited as requested by the Indian Ad-Hoc Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_volleyball_team" title="India women's national volleyball team">India women's national volleyball team</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_men%27s_national_volleyball_team&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/other/sahara-to-sponsor-indian-volleyball/story-ct5gMrtt5VC60kQ1g1vyGP.html">"Sahara to sponsor Indian volleyball"</a>. <i>Hindustan Times</i>. 16 April 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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