Handball Association of India

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Handball Association of India
Handball Association of India.svg
Sport Handball
Also governs Beach handball
Wheelchair handball
JurisdictionFlag of India.svg  India
Membership 43
AbbreviationHAI
Affiliation International Handball Federation
Regional affiliation Asian Handball Federation
Sub-regional affiliation South Asian Handball Federation
Headquarters Lucknow, India
PresidentDigvijay Chautala
SecretaryDr. Tejraj Singh
Replaced Handball Federation of India
Official website
handballindia.com
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Handball Association of India is the governing body for handball in India. HAI is a member of the Asian Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. [1] It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation.

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History

HAI replaced the Handball Federation of India as the official handball governing body in 2023. 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]

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 ]

Presidents

No.NameStateTenure
1Laxmi Chhabra1973 – 1976
2 AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur, PVSM AVSM MP Uttar Pradesh 1976 – 1985
3 Roshan Lal Anand Punjab 1985 – 1 February 2010
4Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS Punjab 1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013
5M. Ramasubramani, IPS Tamil Nadu 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
6Arishnapallly Jagan Mohan Rao Telangana 1 November 2020 – 14 August 2022
7 Digvijay Chautala Haryana 14 August 2022 – present

General secretaries

No.NameStateTenure
1.Jagat Singh Chauhan Haryana 1972 – 1973
2.M. I. Khan Andhra Pradesh 1973 – 1985
3.Surinder Mohan Bali Jammu and Kashmir 1985 – 22 December 2013
4.Anandeshwar Panday Uttar Pradesh 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
5.Pritpal Singh Saluja Madhya Pradesh 1 November 2020 – present

Executive committee

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

DesignationNameState
Life-president [note 1] Roshan Lal Anand Punjab
PresidentDigvijay Chautala Haryana
Sr. vice-president Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Jharkhand
Vice-presidentBraj Kishore Sharma Bihar
Nassarudeen Musali Kerala
Yogesh Mehta Delhi
Secretary generalPritpal Singh Saluja Madhya Pradesh
Joint secretaryNand Kishore Sharma Himachal Pradesh
Randhir Singh Maharashtra
Shyamla Pavan Kumar Telangana
Varuni NegiDelhi
TreasurerGursharan Singh GillPunjab
Executive memberRavinder Singh Chandigarh
Rama Shankar Sharma Uttarakhand
Birendra Kumar Behera Odisha
Jile Singh Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Ashutosh Sharma Jammu and Kashmir

Head coaches

The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:

CategoryHead coachState
Handball
MenVinod Kumar Services Sports Control Board
WomenMohinder Lal Sports Authority of India
Junior menHassan ImamJharkhand
Junior womenSunil KumarChandigarh
Youth menPraveen Kumar SinghSports Authority of India
Youth womenArvind Kumar Yadav Railways Sports Promotion Board
Beach handball
MenInderjeet Singh RandhawaPunjab
WomenPriyadeep SinghRajasthan
Youth menInderjeet Singh RandhawaPunjab
Youth womenZiarul Rahaman MondalWest Bengal
Wheelchair handball
Wheelchair handballAnand Bajirao ManeMaharashtra

Title holders

CategoryMen'sWomen's
Premier Handball League TBDTBD
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 ChampionshipTBDTBD
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 ChampionshipData unavailableData unavailable
Beach Handball at National Games Chhattisgarh (Feb 2015) Delhi (Feb 2015)

Competitions hosted

HFI had hosted following international championships:

ChampionshipVenue
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

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Republic of India". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ↑ https://www.ihf.info/member-federations/india/4051

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