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 |
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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. 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 | Laxmi Chhabra | 1973 – 1976 | |
2 | AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur | Uttar Pradesh | 1976 – 1985 |
3 | Roshan Lal Anand | Punjab | 1985 – 1 Feb 2010 |
4 | Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS | Punjab | 1 Feb 2010 – 22 Dec 2013 |
5 | M. Ramasubramani, IPS | Tamil Nadu | 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020 |
6 | A. Jagan Mohan Rao | Telangana | 1 Nov 2020 – 14 Aug 2022 |
7 | Digvijay Chautala | Haryana | 14 Aug 2022 – present |
No. | Name | State | Tenure |
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1. | Jagat Singh Chauhan | Haryana | 1971 – 1973 |
2. | M. I. Khan | Andhra Pradesh | 1973 – 1985 |
3. | Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali | Jammu and Kashmir | 1985 – 22 Dec 2013 |
4. | Dr. Anandeshwar Panday | Uttar Pradesh | 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020 |
5. | Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja | Madhya Pradesh | 1 Nov 2020 – present |
Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.
Designation | Name | State |
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Life-president [note 1] | Roshan Lal Anand | Punjab |
President | Digvijay Chautala | Haryana |
Sr. vice-president | Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu | Jharkhand |
Vice-president | Braj Kishore Sharma | Bihar |
Nassarudeen Musali | Kerala | |
Yogesh Mehta | Delhi | |
Secretary general | Pritpal Singh Saluja | Madhya Pradesh |
Joint secretary | Nand Kishore Sharma | Himachal Pradesh |
Randhir Singh | Maharashtra | |
Shyamla Pavan Kumar | Telangana | |
Varuni Negi | Delhi | |
Treasurer | 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 | |
Category | Men's | Women's |
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Premier Handball League | TBD | TBD |
Senior National Handball Championship | SSCB (Feb 2025) | Punjab (Jan 2025) |
Handball at National Games | SSCB (Feb 2025) | Himachal Pradesh (Feb 2025) |
HFI Federation Cup | SSCB (Mar 2023) | Haryana (Mar 2023) |
HFI Inter-Zonal Handball Championship | Punjab (Apr 2019) | Punjab (Apr 2019) |
Junior (U-19) National Handball Championship | Punjab (Mar 2025) | Haryana (Dec 2024) |
Sub-Junior (U-15) National Handball Championship | Madhya Pradesh (Oct 2024) | Haryana (Dec 2022) |
Mini (U-12) National Handball Championship | ? (Jun 2017) | ? (Jun 2017) |
Senior National Beach Handball Championship | Chhattisgarh (Aug 2014) | Haryana (Aug 2014) |
Beach Handball at National Games | SSCB (Jan 2025) | Haryana (Jan 2025) |
HFI had hosted following international championships: