Summary of History in Volleyball Competitions

The earliest international volleyball competition was held in 1913 as part of the Far Eastern Games. The first World Championships was held in Prague in 1949.

Interesting facts from the first Volleyball Olympic Games
In 1957, volleyball was designated as an Olympic team sport and eventually introduced to the Olympics in Tokyo in 1964.

Japan as the host of the 1964 Olympics also won the Gold Medal for Women’s Volleyball.

The volleyball used in the Tokyo Games is now used in most modern competition.