Handball in India

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Handball in India
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Governing body Handball Association of India
National team(s) India men's national handball team
India women's national handball team
First played1972;53 years ago (1972)
Club competitions
Premier Handball League
Women's Premier Handball League

Handball in India is controlled by the Handball Association of India. It was founded by Jagat Singh Lohan from Rohtak, Haryana, who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras. His efforts during Munich Olympics helped in establishing HFI. The member states were Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Vidharbha and Jammu and Kashmir. He was also elected as first secretary general of Handball Federation of India.

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The first senior men's national handball championship was held at Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak, in 1972.Indian handball team first time participated in the 2nd asian handball championship held at china nanjing in the year 1979 Mr Balwinder Singh from J&K state was the first captain of the Indian team

Performance record

Asian Championships

Due to huge efforts of the HFI administrators, India started participating in the Asian Men's Handball Championship in 1979 and the Asian Women's Handball Championship in 1993. Though the teams were yet to win a medal, participation brought important experience for players and coaching staff. [1]

CategoryBest rankTotal teamsYearHost
Men5th5 1979 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women6th7 2000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
U-21 men8th11 2006 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
U-20 women5th7 2000 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
U-19 men6th12 2018 Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
U-18 women5th5 2005 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Asian Games

Indian men's handball team first participated in the Asian Games in 1982 when the event was hosted in New Delhi. Women's team debuted in the event 2006 held at Doha.[ citation needed ]

EventBest rankTotal teamsYearHost
Men8th8 1982 Flag of India.svg  India
Women8th9 2014 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

South Asian Games

Indian men's handball team is the second best team of Asian Games, after Pakistan. Men's team debuted in 2010 and won silver medal, losing to Pakistan in the final by 37–31. [2] In the 2016 edition, India got their revenge when they hosted the event in Guwahati, narrowly defeating Pakistan by 32–31. [3] In the 2019 edition, Pakistan dethroned India beating them in Kathmandu by 30–29. [4]

Indian women's handball team is the best team of South Asia, winning both editions of the South Asian Games in 2016 and 2019, defeating Bangladesh and hosts Nepal respectively. [5]

EventBest rankTotal teamsYearHost
Men1st6 2016 Flag of India.svg  India
Women1st6 2019 Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal

References

  1. "Championship History". www.asianhandball.org. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "South Asian Games Handball: Final Results". www.teamhandballnews.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. "Men's Handball Final Match: 12th South Asian Games 2016". PIB's YouTube Channel. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. "Pakistan men's Handball team labours to Gold over India in 13th South Asian Games". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. "SAG Handball: India clinches gold in men's and women's event". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 15 February 2016.