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. It is also a member of the Commonwealth Handball Association and the South Asian Handball Federation.
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.
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.
Presidents No. Name State Tenure1 Laxmi Chhabra 1973 – 19762 AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur, PVSM AVSM MP Uttar Pradesh 1976 – 19853 Roshan Lal Anand Punjab 1985 – 1 February 20104 Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS Punjab 1 February 2010 – 22 December 20135 M. Ramasubramani, IPS Tamil Nadu 22 December 2013 – 1 November 20206 Arishnapallly Jagan Mohan Rao Telangana 1 November 2020 – 14 August 20227 Digvijay Chautala Haryana 14 August 2022 – present
General secretaries No. Name State Tenure1. Jagat Singh Chauhan Haryana 1972 – 19732. M. I. Khan Andhra Pradesh 1973 – 19853. Surinder Mohan Bali Jammu and Kashmir 1985 – 22 December 20134. Anandeshwar Panday Uttar Pradesh 22 December 2013 – 1 November 20205. Tejpratap singh Rajasthan 1 November 2020 – present
Executive committee Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025. Designation Name State Life-president Roshan Lal Anand Punjab President Digvijay Chautala Haryana Sr. vice-president Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu JharkhandVice-president Braj Kishore Sharma Bihar Nassarudeen Musali Kerala Yogesh Mehta Delhi Secretary general Pritpal Singh Saluja Madhya PradeshJoint 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 The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams: Category Head coach State Men Vinod Kumar Services Sports Control BoardWomen Mohinder Lal Sports Authority of IndiaJunior men Hassan Imam JharkhandJunior women Sunil Kumar Chandigarh Youth men Praveen Kumar Singh Sports Authority of IndiaYouth women Arvind Kumar Yadav Railways Sports Promotion Board Men Inderjeet Singh Randhawa Punjab Women Priyadeep Singh RajasthanYouth men Inderjeet Singh Randhawa Punjab Youth women Ziarul Rahaman Mondal West Bengal Wheelchair handball Anand Bajirao Mane Maharashtra
Competitions hosted HFI had hosted following international championships: Championship Venue 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 Andhra Pradesh Handball Association Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association Assam Handball Association Bihar Handball Association Chhattisgarh Handball Association Goa Handball Association Gujarat Handball Association Haryana State Handball Association Himachal Pradesh Handball Association Jharkhand State Handball Association 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 India men's national handball team India women's national handball team
See also Premier Handball League Handball Federation of India
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