Volleyball is a sport played all over India, both in rural as well as urban India. It is a popular recreation sport. India was ranked 5th in Asia, and 27th in the world in 2013. Doing well in the youth and junior levels, in second in the 2003 World Youth Championships. Currently, a major problem for the sport is the lack of sponsors. The Indian senior men's team is currently ranked 73th in the world.[1]
| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender | |
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| 1961 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1962 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1972 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1973 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1974 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1975 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1975 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1976 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1977–1978 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1978–1979 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1979–1980 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1982 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1983 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1984 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1986 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1989 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1990 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1991 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1999 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2000 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2001 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2002 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2010 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2011 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2014 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2003 | Dhyan Chand Award | Male | ||
| 2015 | Dhyan Chand Award | Male | ||
| 1990 | Dronacharya Award | Male | ||
| 1995 | Dronacharya Award | Male | ||
| 2007 | Dronacharya Award | Male |