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(Riaz Ahmed) (born 7th April 1939) is a former volleyball player from India. He represented the India national team as a senior player at the 1966 Asian Games.

Career
Riaz Ahmed was born in the infamous suburb of Hyderabad known as Mallepally - Which has produced very renowned sportsmen who represented India in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He was the eldest son of Syed Mohammed Rizvi and Afsar Jahan. He was encouraged to play volleyball from his Soccer coach in high school, because he noticed how Riaz was a one of a kind Athlete. In 1959, Riaz became a member of the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy volleyball team. In 1965, he joined the India men's national volleyball team camp with Tilakam Gopal and Abdul Basith and many other Police cadets. Riaz represented the National Team several times from 1966 to 1973. The

Riaz played for India's national volleyball team in the Asian Games in Bangkok (1966), where India took the 4th Seat. He was one of the Indian team's most Senior players that influenced great players such as Jimmy George who played in the Asian Games in Tehran (1974), Bangkok (1978) and in Seoul (1986) where India won the bronze medal. He was captain of the Indian team that played at Saudi Arabia in 1985, and led the Indian team to victory in India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament at Hyderabad in 1986.

In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Ahmed alongside Tilakam Gopal

represented the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service volleyball teaam At the All India Inter Departmental Nationals, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team:


 * (Riaz And Gopal were Co-Captains of these teams)

At the All India Inter-Police Meets, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results: