Handball Federation of India

Handball Federation of India
IOC nationRepublic of India (IND)
National flagIndia
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitehandballfederationofindia.com
History
Year of formation10 October 1971 (1971-10-10)
Former names 
Membership size43 members
Participation levels 
Affiliations
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
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IHF member since1974
Continental associationAsian Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeIndian Olympic Association
Member of NOC since 
Other affiliation(s)
Elected
PresidentMahesh Kumar
Life-president
  • Dr. Roshan Lal Anand
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. 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

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.

Presidents

No. Name State Tenure
1 Prof. Dharam Singh Dhillon Haryana 10 Oct 1971 - 1971
2 Hon'ble Dalbir Singh Haryana 1971 - 1973
3 Mrs. Laxmi Chhabra Chandigarh 1973 - 1977
4 Hon'ble AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur Uttar Pradesh 1977 – 1985
5 Padma Shri Dr. Roshan Lal Anand Punjab 1985 – 1 Feb 2010
6 Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS Punjab 1 Feb 2010 – 22 Dec 2013
7 M. Ramasubramani, IPS Tamil Nadu 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020
8 A. Jagan Mohan Rao Telangana 1 Nov 2020 – 19 Aug 2021
Interim Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Jharkhand 19 Aug 2021 - 14 Aug 2022
9 Digvijay Chautala Haryana 14 Aug 2022 – 27 Jul 2025
10 Mahesh Kumar Chauhan Chandigarh 27 Jul 2025 – present

General secretaries

No. Name State Tenure
1. Jagat Singh Chauhan Haryana 1971 – 1973
2. M. I. Khan Andhra Pradesh 1973 – 1985
3. Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali Jammu and Kashmir 1985 – 22 Dec 2013
4. Dr. Anandeshwar Panday Uttar Pradesh 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020
5. Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja Madhya Pradesh 1 Nov 2020 – present

Executive committee

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

Designation Name State
Life-president[note 1] Roshan Lal Anand Punjab
President Digvijay Chautala Haryana 
Sr. vice-president Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Jharkhand
Vice-president Braj Kishore Sharma Bihar 
Nassarudeen Musali Kerala
Yogesh Mehta Delhi
Secretary general Pritpal Singh Saluja Madhya Pradesh
Joint secretary Nand Kishore Sharma Himachal Pradesh 
Randhir Singh Maharashtra
Shyamla Pavan Kumar Telangana 
Varuni Negi Delhi
Treasurer 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 

Title holders

Category Men's Women's
Premier Handball League TBD TBD
Senior National Handball Championship SSCB (Feb 2025) Punjab (Jan 2025)
Handball at National Games SSCB (Feb 2025) Himachal Pradesh (Feb 2025)
HFI Federation Cup SSCB (Mar 2023) Haryana (Mar 2023)
HFI Inter-Zonal Handball Championship Punjab (Apr 2019) Punjab (Apr 2019)
Junior (U-19) National Handball Championship Punjab (Mar 2025) Haryana (Dec 2024)
Sub-Junior (U-15) National Handball Championship Madhya Pradesh (Oct 2024) Haryana (Dec 2022)
Mini (U-12) National Handball Championship ? (Jun 2017) ? (Jun 2017)
Senior National Beach Handball Championship Chhattisgarh (Aug 2014) Haryana (Aug 2014)
Beach Handball at National Games SSCB (Jan 2025) Haryana (Jan 2025)
  • (Month and year of event)
  • TBD = To be decided

Competitions hosted

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

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

National teams

  • India men's national handball team
  • India women's national handball team
  • India national wheelchair handball team

Notes

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

Official Website

References

  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.
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