Handball in India

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Handball in India
Country India
Governing body Handball Association India (HAI)
National team(s) Men's
Women's
First played1972;51 years ago (1972)
Club competitions

Handball in India is controlled by the Handball Association 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.

Performance at 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

Performance at 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

Performance at 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

Handball leaders

Since the foundation of handball and Handball Federation of India (HFI), many government officials and other renowned personalities were involved in it. They not only represented handball in the Indian Olympic Association, but also at international level. One of these is HFI president Dr. Roshan Lal Anand, the longest serving director of National Institute of Sports. [6] [7] Anand was elected as Secretary General of Asian Handball Federation (2000 - 2013) unopposed for continuously 13 years. [8] He was also elected as IOA Secretary General. [9]

Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali, who is the longest serving HFI secretary general, was elected as member of AHF Marketing Commission. [10] Bali become the first Indian who was awarded with IHF Badge of Merit in Gold for his contributions to the development of handball, by the International Handball Federation during the 2009 IHF Congress held in Cairo (Egypt). [11] Bali is also a member of Executive council of the Indian Olympic Association.[ citation needed ]

Dr. Anandeshwar Panday, who is current HFI secretary general, was elected as member of AHF Commission of Organizing and Competition and treasurer of Indian Olympic Association in 2017. [12] [13] Following is the list of HFI administrators who also hold other prominent positions: Note: Only highest position per organisation is mentioned in the table

Rank in HFIName of OfficialDesignation in other organisation
HFI president H. L. Kapur Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force
HFI presidentDr. Roshan Lal Anand Secretary General of Asian Handball Federation
Secretary General of Indian Olympic Association
Director of National Institute of Sports
HFI secretary generalDr. Surinder Mohan BaliJoint Secretary of Indian Olympic Association
Member of AHF Marketing Commission
HFI presidentDr. Sarwan Singh Channy IAS Officer
HFI presidentDr. M. Ramasubramani IPS Officer
HFI sr. vice-presidentN. Shyamananda SinghIPS Officer
HFI secretary generalDr. Anandeshwar PandayMember of AHF Commission of Organizing and Competition
Treasurer of Indian Olympic Association
Secretary General of South Asian Handball Federation
HFI sr. vice-presidentDr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Minister of Planning and Development, Government of Bihar
HFI vice-presidentEr. Rooparam Dhandev Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
HFI vice-president Satpal Singh Recipient of Padma Bhushan and Dronacharya Award

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