Question

Name any three important tournaments of volleyball.

Answer 1

There are three important volleyball tournaments:

1. Poornima Trophy: A trophy is a tangible, durable reminder of a specific achievement. It serves as recognition or evidence of merit, skill and talent. Trophies are often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics. Poornima Trophy is one among prestigious trophy. It is associated with Women's National Volleyball. It has been named after M.S. Poornima, the greatest volleyball woman player of India.
2. World Championship: The Volleyball World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's and women's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The initial gap between championships was variable, but since 1962(men's) and 1970(women's) they have been awarded every four years. The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the World Championship Finals.
3. World Cup Volleyball: The FIVB Volleyball (Men's and Women's) World Cup is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). Initially the tournament was played in the year following the Olympic Games, but since 1991 the World Cup has been awarded in the year preceding the Olympic Games.