# India women's national volleyball team

The India women's national volleyball team represents India in international competitions and is managed by the Volleyball Federation of India.
In July 2018, Minimol Abraham was appointed as the captain of the Indian national team for the 2018 Asian Games. The team won the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games as they defeated Nepal in the final.

## Tournament record
### Summer Olympics

Similar to their male counterparts, the Indian women's team has never qualified for the summer Olympics.
| Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | | Pld | W | L |
| 1964–1972 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | – | – | – |
| 1976 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 7th | 7th | 7th |
| 1984 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1988 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 14th | 14th | 14th |
| 1996–2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### FIVB World Championship

India has qualified only once in the World Championship.
| FIVB World Championship record | FIVB World Championship record | FIVB World Championship record | FIVB World Championship record | FIVB World Championship record | FIVB World Championship record | | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | L | | Pld | W | L |
| 1952 | Round robin | 8th | 7 | 0 | 7 | | – | – | – |
| 1956–1974 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | | | | – | – | – |
| 1978 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1986–1990 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 14th | 14th | 14th |
| 1998–2010 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended |
| / 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | no Asian qualification were held | no Asian qualification were held | no Asian qualification were held |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | 1/20 | 8th | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 6 | 3 | 9 |

### Asian Championship

Asian Volleyball Championship record :
| Year | Position |
| 1979 | 7th |
| 1991 | 11th |
| 2005 | 8th |
| 2009 | 11th |
| 2011 | 11th |
| 2013 | 11th |
| 2015 | 10th |
| 2019 | 10th |
| 2023 | 7th |

### Asian Challenge Cup

Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup record :
| Year | Position |
| 2022 | |
| 2023 | 4th |
| 2024 | 5th |

### Asian Games

Asian Games record :
| Year | Position |
| 1982 | 6th |
| 2010 | 9th |
| 2014 | 8th |
| 2018 | 10th |
| 2022 | 9th |

### CAVA Challenge Cup

CAVA Challenge Cup record :
| Year | Position |
| 2023 | |
| 2024 | |

### Lusofonia Games

Lusofonia Games record :
| Year | Position |
| 2009 | |
| 2014 | |

### South Asian Games

South Asian Games record :
* Year
* 1999
* 2004
* 2006
* 2010
* 2016
* 2019

## Current squad

The following list consists of 14 players who are called for 2024 Asian Women's Challenge Cup.
Head coach: Jai Narain
| # | Position | Name | Date of birth | Height | Spike | Block | 2023–24 Club |
| 1 | OH | Pooja N Prasad | (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 28) | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) | 275 cm (9 ft 0 in) | Karnataka |
| 2 | L | Aswathi Raveendran | (1997-06-25) 25 June 1997 (age 27) | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 275 cm (9 ft 0 in) | 260 cm (8 ft 6 in) | Kerala |
| 4 | OH | Shaalini S. | (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 24) | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 280 cm (9 ft 2 in) | 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | Tamil Nadu |
| 5 | MB | Shilpa R. S. | (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 298 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 297 cm (9 ft 9 in) | Kerala |
| 6 | MB | Soorya S. | (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 302 cm (9 ft 11 in) | 298 cm (9 ft 9 in) | Kerala |
| 7 | S | Jini K. S. (c) | (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28) | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | 278 cm (9 ft 1 in) | 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | Kerala |
| 8 | MB | Aswani K. | (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28) | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 290 cm (9 ft 6 in) | 280 cm (9 ft 2 in) | Kerala |
| 9 | OP | Roli Pathak | (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 293 cm (9 ft 7 in) | 283 cm (9 ft 3 in) | Madhya Pradesh |
| 10 | OH | Kavita | (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 19) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 298 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) | Rajasthan |
| 11 | OP | Anagha Radhakrishnan | (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 296 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 294 cm (9 ft 8 in) | Kerala |
| 13 | OH | Anushree K. P. | (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 296 cm (9 ft 9 in) | 285 cm (9 ft 4 in) | Kerala |
| 14 | MB | Purna Shukla | (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 299 cm (9 ft 10 in) | 290 cm (9 ft 6 in) | Gujarat |
| 17 | S | Juhi Shaw | (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29) | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 278 cm (9 ft 1 in) | 267 cm (8 ft 9 in) | West Bengal |
| 18 | L | Anannya Das | (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 24) | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) | 263 cm (8 ft 8 in) | Odisha |

## Notable players

* Minimol Abraham
* Aswani Kiran
* Priyanka Bora
* Priyanka Khedkar
* Nirmal Saini
* Jagmati Sangwan
* Soorya Thottangal