Handball Association of India

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Handball Association of India
File:Handball Association of India.svg
SportHandball
Jurisdiction India
Membership43
AbbreviationHAI
AffiliationInternational Handball Federation
Regional affiliationAsian Handball Federation
HeadquartersLucknow, India
PresidentDigvijay Chautala
SecretaryTejraj Singh
ReplacedHandball Federation of India (youth, developmental events)
Official website
haiindia.in
India

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 the Commonwealth Handball Association and the South Asian Handball Federation.

History[edit | edit source]

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.[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[edit | edit source]

No. Name State Tenure
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[edit | edit source]

No. Name State Tenure
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. Tejpratap singh Rajasthan 1 November 2020 – present

Executive committee[edit | edit source]

Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.

Designation Name State
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[edit | edit source]

The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:

Category Head coach State
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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
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Men Inderjeet Singh Randhawa Punjab
Women Priyadeep Singh Rajasthan
Youth men Inderjeet Singh Randhawa Punjab
Youth women Ziarul Rahaman Mondal West Bengal
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Wheelchair handball Anand Bajirao Mane Maharashtra

Competitions hosted[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

State associations
  1. Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
  2. Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
  3. Assam Handball Association
  4. Bihar Handball Association
  5. Chhattisgarh Handball Association
  6. Goa Handball Association
  7. Gujarat Handball Association
  8. Haryana State Handball Association
  9. Himachal Pradesh Handball Association
  10. Jharkhand State Handball Association
  11. Karnataka Handball Association
  12. Kerala Handball Association
  13. Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
  14. Handball Association of Maharashtra
  15. Manipur Handball Association
  16. Meghalaya Handball Association
  17. Mizoram Handball Association
  18. Nagaland Handball Association
  19. Odisha State Handball Association
  20. Punjab Handball Association
  21. Rajasthan State Handball Association
  22. Sikkim Handball Association
  23. Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai
  24. Telangana Handball Association
  25. Tripura Handball Association
  26. Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
  27. Uttarakhand Handball Association
  28. West Bengal State Handball Association
Union territories associations
  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Handball Association
  2. Chandigarh Handball Association
  3. Handball Association of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  4. Handball Association of Delhi
  5. Handball Association of Union Territory of Ladakh
  6. Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
  7. Lakshadweep Handball Association
  8. Pondicherry State Handball Association
Other units
  1. Association of Indian Universities
  2. Central Industrial Security Force
  3. Central Reserve Police Force
  4. Mumbai Handball Academy
  5. National Handball Academy
  6. Railways Sports Promotion Board
  7. Services Sports Control Board
  8. Sports Authority of India

National teams[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Life-President, Chairman and the Executive Director donot have voting right in the Executive Committee or Annual General Body Meeting(s).

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Republic of India". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "IHF | Member Federation".

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External links[edit | edit source]

HFI website

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