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The history of volleyball is approximately 108 years old. Volleyball is a recognised game in various countries. The game of volleyball was invented in America in 1895 A.D. William G. Morgan, who was a physical director in the Gymnasium of Y.M.C.A., invented the game of volleyball. Due to less expenditure and simplicity, this game became very popular in a very short period. In U.S.A., Y.M.C.A. played an important role in developing volleyball. Outside U.S.A., Canada was the first country where volleyball was started in 1900. Cuba adopted volleyball in 1905 A.D. First time, the National Volleyball Championship was organised by Y.M.C.A. in New York in 1922. The Y.M.C.A. in USA made the rules of this game in the initial stage for the proper development of volleyball. UPS Volleyball Association was formed in 1928. From the same year, U.S.A. started the National Volleyball Championships every year. During the Second World War the game of Volleyball gained its popularity. Many soldiers learnt volleyball during the training.

After the Second World War, International Volleyball Association was established in 1947 A.D. The first volleyball championship at world level was held at Prague (Czechoslovakia) in 1949. The First Asian Volleyball Championship was held at Tokyo (Japan) in 1955. In this first championship, India got the gold medal. The volleyball was started in India by Y.M.C.A. The Volleyball Federation of India was formed in 1950. India participated in World Volleyball Championship which was held at Moscow in 1952 but could not perform well. The game of volleyball was included in Tokyo Olympics in 1964. In 1952, the first volleyball championship was organised in Chennai (Madras).