Raipur
The 37th Federation Cup Volleyball Championship will be held at the Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium, Budhapara, Raipur, from 3 February to 8 February 2026. The prestigious tournament will feature top-tier teams from across the country competing in both men’s and women’s categories.
The men’s section will see participation from Indian Railways, Kerala, Punjab, Services, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana, Indian Universities, and the host state Chhattisgarh. In the women’s category, teams from Kerala, Indian Railways, Rajasthan, Haryana, Indian Universities, and Chhattisgarh will vie for the title.
The Chhattisgarh State Volleyball Association recently concluded a training camp for the state teams. Association president Mahesh Gagda, senior vice presidents Satyendra Pandey and Md Akram Khan, and secretary Hem Prakash Nayak were present at the concluding session.
Chhattisgarh has announced its squads for the championship:
Men’s team:
Mahendra Dhruve (Rajnandgaon), Vikas Yadav, Vishwa Ravi, Dixit, Vinayaga Murti, Devesh Yadav, Shubhbh Yadav (SECR Bilaspur), T Jagdish Rao, Kaushal Yadav, Anurag Sharma (Raipur), Himshikhar Dhruve (Gariaband), Tushar Palit, Sagar Murti (Bhilai), and Harsh Dubey (SAI Raipur).
Women’s team:
Saiba Anjum (Captain), Saina Anjum, Vidya Nair (Bhilai), Mamta Verma, Astha Yadav, Tanishka, Bhandari, Sunidhi Pandey, Pihu Yadav, Madhumita Bera (Raipur), Komal Maurya, Lucky Kumari, Bhavna Verma, Shreya Thakur (SAI Raipur), and Chandravati Rajwade.
Association president Mahesh Gagda met the players and extended his best wishes for the upcoming tournament, encouraging them to perform their best on home ground.
