imported>BrownHairedGirl: +Category:Organisations based in Delhi; ±Category:1978 establishments in India→Category:1978 establishments in Delhi using HotCat

2021-03-24T19:08:51Z

+Category:Organisations based in Delhi; ±Category:1978 establishments in India→Category:1978 establishments in Delhi using HotCat

New page

{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Netball Federation of India
|abbrev =(NFI)
|logo = Netball Federation of India official logo.jpg
|logosize = 170px
|sport = [[Netball]]
|category =
|image =
|caption =
|jurisdiction = National
|founded = March, 1978
|aff = [[International Netball Federation]]
|affdate = 1978<ref name="limca"/>
|region = [[Asian Federation of Netball Association]]
|regionyear =
|headquarters = Netball Federation of India
|location = 15, Pusa Road, [[New Delhi]] [[India]]
|president = <ref name="ifna">{{cite web | url=http://www.netball.org/FullMembers.aspx?id=74 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031190458/http://www.netball.org/FullMembers.aspx?id=74 | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 31, 2007 | title=Members - India | access-date=March 20, 2011 | publisher=[[International Federation of Netball Associations]] }}</ref>
|chairman =
|chairperson =
|chair =
|chiefexec =
|secretary =
|coach =currently no permanent national coach has been named.
|key staff =
|operating income =
|sponsor =
|url =netballindia.org
|countryflag =India
}}
'''Netball Federation of India''' ('''NFI''') ({{lang-hi|भारतीय नेटबॉल महासंघ}}) is the national [[Sports governing body|governing body]] of [[Netball]] in [[India]]. NFI is a non-profit, government funded organisation affiliated with the [[International Netball Federation]] (INF), the [[Asian Federation of Netball Association]] (AFNA) and the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) and recognised by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]].<ref name="nfi">{{cite web | url=http://netballindia.org/affiliations.php | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004140545/http://netballindia.org/affiliations.php | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 4, 2010 | title=Affiliations | access-date=March 20, 2011 | publisher=Netball Federation of India }}</ref> NFI was established in 1978 to standardise rules and regulations and to promote and develop the growth of netball in India.<ref name="limca"/> NFI operates all the Indian national representative netball sides, including the [[India national netball team]] and youth sides as well. NFI is also responsible for organising and hosting netball tournaments within India and scheduling the home international fixtures. Vagish Pathak is the current president of the organisation.

==History==
The game of Netball was introduced in India by [[Evangelism|evangelist]] Dr. Harry Crowe Buck of [[Pennsylvania]], United States in 1920 at the [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] of [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]).<ref name="limca">{{cite book | title=[[Limca book of records]] | year=1991 | publisher=Bisleri Beverages Ltd | pages=101 (Delhi) | isbn=81-900115-1-0}}</ref> NFI was established in 1978 by Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan(Chauhan) from [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]] who was an alumnus of [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] of Madras (now [[Chennai]]) and in the same year he organised the first national championships in [[Jind]], [[Haryana]] with great contribution of Mrs. Shashi Prabha.
Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan was founder/father of [[Handball]], Netball and Throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during Munich Olympics (1972) helped in making these a legacy in India.

NFI and netball associations of [[Hong Kong]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]] and [[Sri Lanka]] met during the [[1983 Netball World Championships]] in Singapore to discuss the creation of an Asian netball governing body, which resulted in the establishment of [[Asian Federation of Netball Associations]] in 1986 in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Asian Federation of Netball Associations |title=About the ANF (sic) |url=http://www.netballasia.com/index.php?id=10 |access-date=March 20, 2011}}</ref>

==Affiliated Members==
NFI affiliates 26 states' governing bodies of Netball in India.<ref name="nfi2">{{cite web | url=http://netballindia.org/affiliated_units1.php | title=Affiliated Units | access-date=March 20, 2011 | publisher=Netball Federation of India | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114164824/http://www.netballindia.org/affiliated_units1.php | archive-date=January 14, 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Sports governing bodies in India}}
{{National members of the International Netball Federation}}
{{Netball in Asia}}

[[Category:Netball governing bodies in Asia|India]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in India]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1978]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Netball in India]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]

Netball Federation of India - Revision history

imported>BrownHairedGirl: +Category:Organisations based in Delhi; ±Category:1978 establishments in India→Category:1978 establishments in Delhi using HotCat