Handball Federation of India

The Handball Federation of India, Rohtak (Hindi: हैंडबॉल फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया, रोहतक) (HFI) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in Republic of India. HFI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Rohtak. HFI is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974. It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation. Handball was founded in India by Choudhary Jagat Singh Lohan a Jat from Rohtak (Haryana) who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras (now Chennai). He was also the first Secretary General of HFI.[1][2] In 2010, the federation elections were held under observers from the Sports Ministry as it had given prior intimation to the ministry about its Annual general meeting (AGM) and subsequent elections, this created a precedent for other sports federations in the country.[3] Since 22 December 2013, Dr. M. Ramasubramani and Dr. Anandeshwar Pandey are President and Secretary General of HFI respectively.

Handball Federation of India, Rohtak
Hindi: भारतीय हैंडबॉल महासंघ, रोहतक
HFI
IOC nationRepublic of India (IND)
National flag
SportHandball
Other Sports
  • Beach Handball
Official websitewww.handballindia.in
HISTORY
Year of formation15 June 1972 (1972-06-15) at Rohtak (Haryana)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size43 members
AFFLIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1974
Continental associationAsian Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeIndian Olympic Association
Member of NOC since1974
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentDr. M. Ramasubramani, IPS
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Country India
Secretary GeneralDr. Anandeshwar Panday
Founder/Father of HFIChoudhary Jagat Singh Lohan from Rohtak (Haryana)
Senior Vice-PresidentDr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu, MP
FINANCE
Operating income₹1.32 crore (US $ 0.18 million) (in 2017-18)
SponsorsCOSCO
Shiv Naresh

Formation
Main article: Handball in India

In India, sport of handball and HFI was founded by Jagat Singh Lohan a Jat from Rohtak (Haryana) who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras (now Chennai). He was the also the first Secretary General of HFI. Lohan was founder/father of handball, netball and throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during the Munich Olympics in 1972 helped in establishing HFI. The founding member states were Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Vidharbha and Jammu and Kashmir. The 1st Senior National Handball Championship was held at Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak (Haryana) in the year 1972. Haryana won the Gold Medal and Vidharba got the silver medal. In India, handball is currently played at local level in India but hasn't made it big in domestic level. India has yet to make an impact at international level, world championship and the olympic games.

HFI Presidents
S.No.NameStateTenure
1.Mrs. Laxmi Chhabla1972 – 1976
2.Air Vice Marshal H. L. Kapur, PVSM AVSM MPUttar Pradesh1976 – 1985
3.Dr. Roshan Lal AnandPunjab1985 – 1 February 2010
4.Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IASPunjab1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013
5.Dr. M. Ramasubramani, IPSTamil Nadu22 December 2013 – present

HFI Secretary Generals
S.No.NameStateTenure
1.Jagat Singh LohanRohtak (Haryana)1972 – 1973
2.M. L. KhanAndhra Pradesh1973 – 1985
3.Dr. Surinder Mohan BaliJammu (Jammu and Kashmir)1985 – 22 December 2013
4.Dr. Anandeshwar PandayLucknow (Uttar Pradesh)22 December 2013 – present

Structure

Handball Federation of India has a well organised structure elected by democratic way i.e., elections.

HFI Executive Committee
DesignationNameState
Life-PresidentDr. Roshan Lal AnandPunjab
PresidentDr. M. Ramasubramani, IPSTamil Nadu
Senior Vice-PresidentDr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu, MPJharkhand
Vice-PresidentAmanbir Singh SidhuPunjab
G. Suresh PillaiNew Delhi
Roopa Ram Dhandev, MLARajasthan
Satpal SinghDelhi
Amal Narayan PatowaryAssam
Reena SarinDelhi
Secretary GeneralDr. Anadeshwar PandayUttar Pradesh
Joint SecretaryN. N. PandayUttar Pradesh
Dr. Jugminder SinghHaryana
Brij Kishore SharmaBihar
Veena ShekharKarnataka
TreasurerPritpal Singh SalujaMadhya Pradesh
Executive MemberRandhir SinghMaharashtra
Pavan KumarTelangana
Nand Kishore SharmaHimachal Pradesh
Venkateshwar RaoAndhra Pradesh
Ashwani RainaJammu & Kashmir
Rama Shanker SharmaUttrakhand
Saneh LataHimachal Pradesh

Head Coach of National Teams
CategoryHead CoachState
Senior MenShivaji SindhuSAI / Delhi
Senior WomenMohinder LalSAI / Punjab
Junior BoysKunalCISF / Chhattisgarh
Junior GirlsAtanu MazumdarSAI / West Bengal
Youth BoysPraveen SinghSAI / Gujarat
Youth GirlsDr. Jugminder SinghHaryana

Current title holders
Category Men's Women's
Senior National Handball Championship SSCB (March 2019) 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

HFI had hosted following international championships:

ChampionshipVenue
2019 Asian Women's Youth Handball ChampionshipJaipur
2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball ChampionshipHyderabad
2016 South Asian GamesGuwahati
2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball ChampionshipNew Delhi
2004 Asian Men's Junior Handball ChampionshipHyderabad
1982 Asian GamesNew Delhi

Future Events
EventVenueDates
2020 Premier Handball LeagueSawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur28 May – 14 June 2020
2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball ChampionshipShiraz  IranPostponed due to coronavirus, new dates TBD
2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball ChampionshipAlmaty  Kazakhstan15 – 26 Aug 2020
2020 Asian Men's Club League Handball ChampionshipTBDOct/Nov 2020
2020 Asian Women's Club League Handball ChampionshipTBDOct/Nov 2020
2020 National Games of IndiaGoa20 Oct – 4 Nov 2020
2020 Asian Beach GamesSanya  China28 Nov – 5 Dec 2020
2021 South Asian GamesLahore  PakistanOct/Nov 2021

Affiliated Members

The membership of HFI is of following three types:

State Associations
  1. Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
  2. Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
  3. Assam Handball Association
  4. Bihar Handball Association
  5. Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai
  6. Goa Handball Association, Margao
  7. Gujarat Handball Association, Ahmedabad
  8. Haryana State Handball Association
  9. Himachal Pradesh Handball Association
  10. Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
  11. Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur
  12. Karnataka Handball Association
  13. Kerala Handball Association
  14. Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
  15. Handball Association of Maharashtra
  16. Manipur Handball Association
  17. Meghalaya Handball Association
  18. Mizoram Handball Association
  19. Nagaland Handball Association, Dimapur
  20. Odisha State Handball Association
  21. Punjab Handball Association
  22. Rajasthan State Handball Association, Jaipur
  23. Sikkim Handball Association
  24. Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai
  25. Telangana Handball Association
  26. Tripura Handball Association
  27. Uttar Pradesh Handball Association, Lucknow
  28. Uttrakhand Handball Association
  29. West Bengal State Handball Association

UT Associations
  1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands Handball Association
  2. Chandigarh Handball Association
  3. Handball Association of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
  4. Handball Association of Delhi
  5. Pondicherry State Amateur Handball Association

Member Units
  1. Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi (AIU)
  2. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
  3. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
  4. Mumbai Hand Ball Academy (MHBA)
  5. National Handball Academy, Bhilai (NHA)
  6. Railways Sports Promotion Board, New Delhi (RSPB)
  7. Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
  8. Services Sports Control Board, New Delhi (SSCB)
  9. Sports Authority of India (SAI)

Sponsors

See also

References
  1. "List of Federations:Handball Federation of India". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
  2. "Member Federations 2009-2012". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
  3. "Sport Ministry appoints observer for BAI election". Zee News. June 8, 2010. Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
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