Handball Federation of India | |
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IOC nation | Republic of India (IND) |
National flag | |
Sport | Handball |
Other sports | |
Official website | handballfederationofindia |
History | |
Year of formation | 10 October 1971 |
Membership size | 43 members |
Affiliations | |
International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
IHF member since | 1974 |
Continental association | Asian Handball Federation |
National Olympic Committee | Indian Olympic Association |
Other affiliation(s) |
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Elected | |
President | Digvijay Chautala |
Life-president | |
Secretariat | |
Address |
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Secretary General | Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja |
Founder | Jagat 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]
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]
No. | Name | State | Tenure |
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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 |
No. | Name | State | Tenure |
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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 |
Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.
Designation | Name | State |
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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 |
The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:
Category | Head coach | State |
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Handball
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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
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Men | Inderjeet Singh Randhawa | Punjab |
Women | Priyadeep Singh | Rajasthan |
Youth men | Inderjeet Singh Randhawa | Punjab |
Youth women | Ziarul Rahaman Mondal | West Bengal |
Wheelchair handball
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Wheelchair handball | Anand Bajirao Mane | Maharashtra |
Category | Men's | Women's |
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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) |
HFI had hosted following international championships: