Handball Federation of India

Handball Federation of India, Rohtak Hindi: भारतीय हैंडबॉल महासंघ, रोहतक HFI
IOC nation	Republic of India (IND)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other Sports	Beach handball Wheelchair handball
Official website	www.handballindia.com
History
Year of formation	15 June 1972; 49 years ago (1972-06-15)
Demographics
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)	Commonwealth Handball Association South Asian Handball Federation Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports National Anti-Doping Agency Sports Authority of India
Elected
President	Arishnapally Jagan Mohan Rao
Life-president	Padma Shri Dr. Roshan Lal Anand
Secretariat
Address	24A, Nanak Nagar, Pipliya Rao Indore
Secretary General	Pritpal Singh Saluja
Founder	Jagat Singh Lohan
Finance
Company status	Active
Operating income	₹70,800 (US$940 or €810)

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

Formation[]

In India, sport of handball and HFI was founded by a Jat from Rohtak (Haryana) who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras (now Chennai). He was the also the first Secretary General of HFI. was founder/father of handball, 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 (Haryana) in the year 1972. Haryana won the Gold Medal and Vidharba got the silver medal. In India, handball is currently played at local level in India but hasn't made it big in domestic level. India has yet to make an impact at international level.

HFI presidents[]

HFI general secretaries[]

HFI executive committee[]

Following is the HFI Executive Committee for the term 2020 – 2023.

Head coaches[]

Current title holders[]

• (Month and year of event)
• TBD = To be decided

Competitions hosted[]

HFI had hosted following international championships:

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. HAR Handball Welfare Association
9. Himachal Pradesh Handball Association
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
24. Telangana Handball Association
25. Tripura Handball Association
26. Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
27. Uttaranchal 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

Sponsors[]

• COSCO

See also[]

• India men's national handball team
• India women's national handball team
• Indian Premier Handball League

Notes[]

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