Riaz Ahmed (volleyball)
Riaz Ahmed (born 7 April 1939) is a former volleyball player from India. He represented the India national team as a senior player at the 1966 Asian Games. Career. Riaz Ahmed was born in Mallepally, a suburb of Hyderabad. He was the eldest son of Syed Mohammed Rizvi and Afsar Jahan. He was encouraged to play volleyball from his Soccer coach in high school, because he noticed how Riaz was a one of a kind Athlete. In 1958, Riaz became a member of the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy volleyball team. In 1960, he joined the India men 's national volleyball team camp with Tilakam Gopal, Abdul Basith, Balwant Singh and many other Police cadets. Riaz represented the National Team several times from 1961 to 1973. Riaz played for India's national volleyball team in the Asian Games in Bangkok (1966) and Jakarta (1962), where India took the 4th Seat and won a Silver Medal . He was one of the Indian team's most Senior players that influenced great players such as Jimmy George who played in the Asian Games in Tehran (1974), Bangkok (1978) and in Seoul (1986) where India won the bronze medal. He was captain  of the Indian team that played at Saudi Arabia in 1985, and led the Indian team to victory in India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament at Hyderabad in 1986. Ahmed competed in the following international competitions: In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Ahmed alongside Tilakam Gopal represented the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service volleyball team At the All India Inter Departmental Nationals, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team: At the All India Inter-Police Meets, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results: