Country India | National team India | |
Governing body Handball Federation of India | ||
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 also the first Secretary General of Handball Federation of India. Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan was founder/father of Handball, Netball and Throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during Munich Olympics helped in establishing Handball Federation of India. The Member States were Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Vidharbha and Jammu and Kashmir.
The first Senior Men's National Handball Championship was held at Rohtak (Haryana) in the year 1972. Haryana won the gold medal and Vidharbha got the silver medal.
Handball Federation of India (HFI) manages handball in India. Handball is a popular 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.