The Sports Ministry has revoked the suspension of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) and granted it annual recognition for the year 2017. VFI secretary-general Ramavtar Singh Jakhar said through its July 20 order, the Sports Ministry has revoked the suspension and recognised the results of the federation elections held on April 11, 2016 in Chennai. The VFI had been provisionally suspended by the Sports Ministry in December 2016 following infighting and for breach of rules. Now, VFI has got full affiliation from the Sports Ministry and the IOA, Jakhar said.