Year of formation 1972 President Dr. M. Ramasubramani | IHF member since 1974 | |
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Sport Handball, Beach Handball International federation International Handball Federation (IHF) Continental association Asian Handball Federation | ||
The Handball Federation of India (Hindi: हैंडबाल फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया) (HFI) is the administrative and controlling body for team handball in India. The organisation is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974. In India Handball was founded by Sh. Jagat Singh Lohan 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 Handball Federation of India. In 2010, the federation elections were held under observers from the Sports Ministry as it had given prior intimation to the ministry about its Annual general meeting (AGM) and subsequent elections, this created a precedent for other sports federations in the country. Since 22 December 2013, Dr. M. Ramasubramani and Mr. Anandeshwar Pandey are President and Secretary General of HFI respectively.
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Formation
In India Handball game and Handball Federation of India was founded by Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan 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 Handball Federation of India. Mr. Lohan was founder/father of Handball, Netball and Throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during Munich Olympics in 1972 helped in establishing Handball Federation of India. 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. Handball Federation of India (HFI) manages Handball in India. Handball is a sport in India, 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 and the World Cup.
Office Bearers
Handball Federation of India has a well organised structure elected by democratic way i.e., elections.
Title Holders (Handball)
Title Holders (Beach Handball)
Affiliated Associations
- Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
- Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
- Assam Handball Association
- Bihar Handball Association
- Chandigarh Handball Association
- Chhattisgarh Handball Association
- Delhi Handball Association
- Goa Handball Association
- Gujarat Handball Association
- Haryana Handball Association
- Himachal Pradesh Handball Association
- Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
- Jharkhand State Handball Association
- Karnataka Handball Association
- Kerala Handball Association
- Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
- Handball Association of Maharashtra
- Manipur Handball Association
- Meghalaya Handball Association
- Mizoram Handball Association
- Mumbai Handball Academy, Mumbai
- Nagaland Handball Association
- National Handball Academy, Bhilai
- Odisha Handball Association
- Puducherry Handball Association
- Punjab Handball Association
- Railways
- Rajasthan Handball Association
- Services
- Sikkim Handball Association
- Sports Authority of India
- Tamil Nadu Handball Association
- Telangana Handball Association
- Tripura Handball Association
- Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
- Uttrakhand Handball Association
- West Bengal Handball Association