Handball Federation of India

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Handball Federation of India
IOC nationRepublic of India (IND)
National flagIndia
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitehandballfederationofindia.com
History
Year of formation10 October 1971; 52 years ago (1971-10-10)
Membership size43 members
Affiliations
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1974
Continental associationAsian Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeIndian Olympic Association
Other affiliation(s)
Elected
PresidentDigvijay Chautala
Life-president
Secretariat
Address
  • 24A, Nanak Nagar, Pipliya Rao
  • Indore 452012
Secretary GeneralDr. Pritpal Singh Saluja
FounderJagat Singh Chauhan

Handball Federation of India (HFI) is the governing body for handball in India. HFI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Rohtak. It is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974.[1] It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation. Originally, HFI was founded by Jagat Singh Chauhan from Rohtak (Haryana) who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras Chennai. He was also the first secretary general of HFI.[2]

Formation[edit]

In India, sport of handball and HFI was founded by Jagat Singh Chauhan, also founder of netball and throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during the Munich Olympics in 1972 helped in establishing HFI. The founding member states were Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Vidharbha and Jammu and Kashmir. The 1st Senior National Handball Championship was held at Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak, in the year 1972. Haryana won the gold medal and Vidharba got the silver medal.[citation needed]

Presidents[edit]

No. Name State Tenure
1 Mrs. Laxmi Chhabra 1973 – 1976
2 AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur, PVSM AVSM MP Uttar Pradesh 1976 – 1985
3 Padma Shree Dr. Roshan Lal Anand Punjab 1985 – 1 February 2010
4 Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS Punjab 1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013
5 Dr. M. Ramasubramani, IPS Tamil Nadu 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
6 Arishnapallly Jagan Mohan Rao Telangana 1 November 2020 – 14 August 2022
7 Digvijay Chautala Haryana 14 August 2022 – present

General secretaries[edit]

No. Name State Tenure
1. Jagat Singh Chauhan Haryana 1972 – 1973
2. M. I. Khan Andhra Pradesh 1973 – 1985
3. Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali Jammu and Kashmir 1985 – 22 December 2013
4. Dr. Anandeshwar Panday Uttar Pradesh 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
5. Pritpal Singh Saluja Madhya Pradesh 1 November 2020 – present

Executive committee[edit]

Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.

Designation Name State
Life-president[note 1] Padma Shri Dr. Roshan Lal Anand Punjab
President Digvijay Chautala Haryana
Sr. vice-president Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu, MP Jharkhand
Vice-president Braj Kishore Sharma Bihar
Nassarudeen Musali Kerala
Yogesh Mehta Delhi
Secretary general Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja Madhya Pradesh
Joint secretary Nand Kishore Sharma Himachal Pradesh
Randhir Singh Maharashtra
Shyamla Pavan Kumar Telangana
Varuni Negi Delhi
Treasurer Dr. Gursharan Singh Gill Punjab
Executive member Ravinder Singh Chandigarh
Rama Shankar Sharma Uttarakhand
Birendra Kumar Behera Odisha
Jile Singh Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Ashutosh Sharma Jammu and Kashmir

Head coaches[edit]

The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:

Category Head coach State
Handball
Men Vinod Kumar Services Sports Control Board
Women Mohinder Lal Sports Authority of India
Junior men Hassan Imam Jharkhand
Junior women Sunil Kumar Chandigarh
Youth men Praveen Kumar Singh Sports Authority of India
Youth women Arvind Kumar Yadav Railways Sports Promotion Board
Beach handball
Men Inderjeet Singh Randhawa Punjab
Women Priyadeep Singh Rajasthan
Youth men Inderjeet Singh Randhawa Punjab
Youth women Ziarul Rahaman Mondal West Bengal
Wheelchair handball
Wheelchair handball Anand Bajirao Mane Maharashtra

Current title holders[edit]

Category Men's Women's
Premier Handball League TBD TBD
Senior National Handball Championship Punjab (March 2020) RSPB (Dec 2019)
Handball at National Games SSCB (Feb 2015) Haryana (Feb 2015)
HFI Federation Cup SSCB (Sep 2019) Uttar Pradesh (Sep 2019)
HFI Inter-Zonal Handball Championship TBD TBD
Junior (U-19) National Handball Championship SAI (Jan 2020) Himachal Pradesh (Feb 2020)
Sub-Junior (U-15) National Handball Championship Delhi (Nov 2019) Himachal Pradesh (Oct 2019)
Mini (U-12) National Handball Championship Haryana (?) Haryana (Oct 2012)
Senior National Beach Handball Championship Data unavailable Data unavailable
Beach Handball at National Games Chhattisgarh (Feb 2015) Delhi (Feb 2015)
  • (Month and year of event)
  • TBD = To be decided

Competitions hosted[edit]

HFI had hosted following international championships:

Championship Venue
2019 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship Jaipur
2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship Hyderabad
2016 South Asian Games Guwahati
2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship New Delhi
2004 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship Hyderabad
1982 Asian Games New Delhi

Affiliated members[edit]

State associations
  1. Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
  2. Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
  3. Assam Handball Association
  4. Bihar Handball Association
  5. Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai
  6. Goa Handball Association
  7. Gujarat Handball Association
  8. Haryana State Handball Association, Bhiwani
  9. Himachal Pradesh Handball Association, Bilaspur
  10. Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur
  11. Karnataka Handball Association
  12. Kerala Handball Association
  13. Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
  14. Handball Association of Maharashtra
  15. Manipur Handball Association
  16. Meghalaya Handball Association
  17. Mizoram Handball Association
  18. Nagaland Handball Association
  19. Odisha State Handball Association
  20. Punjab Handball Association
  21. Rajasthan State Handball Association
  22. Sikkim Handball Association
  23. Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai
  24. Telangana Handball Association
  25. Tripura Handball Association
  26. Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
  27. Uttarakhand Handball Association
  28. West Bengal State Handball Association
Union territories associations
  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Handball Association
  2. Chandigarh Handball Association
  3. Handball Association of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  4. Handball Association of Delhi
  5. Handball Association of Union Territory of Ladakh
  6. Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
  7. Lakshadweep Handball Association
  8. Pondicherry State Handball Association
Other units
  1. Association of Indian Universities
  2. Central Industrial Security Force
  3. Central Reserve Police Force
  4. Mumbai Handball Academy
  5. National Handball Academy
  6. Railways Sports Promotion Board
  7. Services Sports Control Board
  8. Sports Authority of India

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Life-President, Chairman and the Executive Director donot have voting right in the Executive Committee or Annual General Body Meeting(s).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Republic of India". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "List of Federations:Handball Federation of India". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

External links[edit]

Official Website

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