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.
Sport | Handball |
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Also governs | Beach handball Wheelchair handball |
Jurisdiction | India |
Membership | 43 |
Abbreviation | HAI |
Affiliation | International Handball Federation |
Regional affiliation | Asian Handball Federation |
Sub-regional affiliation | South Asian Handball Federation |
Headquarters | Lucknow, India |
President | Digvijay Chautala |
Secretary | Dr. Tejraj Singh |
Replaced | Handball Federation of India |
Official website | |
handballindia | |
History
editHAI 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
editNo. | Name | State | Tenure |
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1 | Laxmi Chhabra | 1973 – 1976 | |
2 | AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur, PVSM AVSM MP | Uttar Pradesh | 1976 – 1985 |
3 | Roshan Lal Anand | Punjab | 1985 – 1 February 2010 |
4 | Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS | Punjab | 1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013 |
5 | M. Ramasubramani, IPS | Tamil Nadu | 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020 |
6 | Arishnapallly Jagan Mohan Rao | Telangana | 1 November 2020 – 14 August 2022 |
7 | Digvijay Chautala | Haryana | 14 August 2022 – present |
General secretaries
editNo. | Name | State | Tenure |
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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
editFollowing 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 |
Head coaches
editThe following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:
Category | Head coach | State |
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Handball
| ||
Men | Vinod Kumar | Services Sports Control Board |
Women | Mohinder Lal | Sports Authority of India |
Junior men | Hassan Imam | Jharkhand |
Junior women | Sunil Kumar | Chandigarh |
Youth men | Praveen Kumar Singh | Sports Authority of India |
Youth women | Arvind Kumar Yadav | Railways Sports Promotion Board |
Beach handball
| ||
Men | Inderjeet Singh Randhawa | Punjab |
Women | Priyadeep Singh | Rajasthan |
Youth men | Inderjeet Singh Randhawa | Punjab |
Youth women | Ziarul Rahaman Mondal | West Bengal |
Wheelchair handball
| ||
Wheelchair handball | Anand Bajirao Mane | Maharashtra |
Title holders
editCategory | Men's | Women's |
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Premier Handball League | TBD | TBD |
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 Championship | TBD | TBD |
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 Championship | Data unavailable | Data unavailable |
Beach Handball at National Games | Chhattisgarh (Feb 2015) | Delhi (Feb 2015) |
- (Month and year of event)
- TBD = To be decided
Competitions hosted
editHFI had hosted following international championships:
Affiliated members
edit- State associations
- Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
- Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
- Assam Handball Association
- Bihar Handball Association
- Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai
- Goa Handball Association
- Gujarat Handball Association
- Haryana State Handball Association, Bhiwani
- Himachal Pradesh Handball Association, Bilaspur
- Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur
- Karnataka Handball Association
- Kerala Handball Association
- Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
- Handball Association of Maharashtra
- Manipur Handball Association
- Meghalaya Handball Association
- Mizoram Handball Association
- Nagaland Handball Association
- Odisha State Handball Association
- Punjab Handball Association
- Rajasthan State Handball Association
- Sikkim Handball Association
- Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai
- Telangana Handball Association
- Tripura Handball Association
- Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
- Uttarakhand Handball Association
- West Bengal State Handball Association
- Union territories associations
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands Handball Association
- Chandigarh Handball Association
- Handball Association of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Handball Association of Delhi
- Handball Association of Union Territory of Ladakh
- Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
- Lakshadweep Handball Association
- Pondicherry State Handball Association
- Other units
- Association of Indian Universities
- Central Industrial Security Force
- Central Reserve Police Force
- Mumbai Handball Academy
- National Handball Academy
- Railways Sports Promotion Board
- Services Sports Control Board
- Sports Authority of India
National teams
editNotes
edit- ^ Life-President, Chairman and the Executive Director donot have voting right in the Executive Committee or Annual General Body Meeting(s).
References
edit- ^ "Republic of India". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "List of Federations:Handball Federation of India". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2013.