Handball Federation of India

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Handball Federation of India, Rohtak
Hindi: भारतीय हैंडबॉल महासंघ, रोहतक
HFI
File:Logo HFI 01.jpg
IOC nationRepublic of India (IND)
National flagIndia
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitewww.handballindia.in
HISTORY
Year of formation15 June 1972; 51 years ago (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 India India 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

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.

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. Name State Tenure
1. Mrs. Laxmi Chhabla 1972 – 1976
2. Air Vice Marshal H. L. Kapur, PVSM AVSM MP Uttar Pradesh 1976 – 1985
3. Dr. Roshan Lal Anand Punjab 1985 – 1 February 2010
4. Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS Punjab 1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013
5. Dr. M. Ramasubramani, IPS Tamil Nadu 22 December 2013 – present

HFI Secretary Generals

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Jagat Singh Lohan Rohtak (Haryana) 1972 – 1973
2. M. L. Khan Andhra Pradesh 1973 – 1985
3. Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) 1985 – 22 December 2013
4. Dr. Anandeshwar Panday Lucknow (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

Designation Name State
Life-President Dr. Roshan Lal Anand Punjab
President Dr. M. Ramasubramani, IPS Tamil Nadu
Senior Vice-President Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu, MP Jharkhand
Vice-President Amanbir Singh Sidhu Punjab
G. Suresh Pillai New Delhi
Roopa Ram Dhandev, MLA Rajasthan
Satpal Singh Delhi
Amal Narayan Patowary Assam
Reena Sarin Delhi
Secretary General Dr. Anadeshwar Panday Uttar Pradesh
Joint Secretary N. N. Panday Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Jugminder Singh Haryana
Brij Kishore Sharma Bihar
Veena Shekhar Karnataka
Treasurer Pritpal Singh Saluja Madhya Pradesh
Executive Member Randhir Singh Maharashtra
Pavan Kumar Telangana
Nand Kishore Sharma Himachal Pradesh
Venkateshwar Rao Andhra Pradesh
Ashwani Raina Jammu & Kashmir
Rama Shanker Sharma Uttrakhand
Saneh Lata Himachal Pradesh

Head Coach of National Teams

Category Head Coach State
Senior Men Shivaji Sindhu SAI / Delhi
Senior Women Mohinder Lal SAI / Punjab
Junior Boys Kunal CISF / Chhattisgarh
Junior Girls Atanu Mazumdar SAI / West Bengal
Youth Boys Praveen Singh SAI / Gujarat
Youth Girls Dr. Jugminder Singh Haryana

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:

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

Future Events

Event Venue Dates
2020 Premier Handball League Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur 28 May – 14 June 2020
2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship Shiraz  Iran Postponed due to coronavirus, new dates TBD
2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship Almaty  Kazakhstan 15 – 26 Aug 2020
2020 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship TBD Oct/Nov 2020
2020 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship TBD Oct/Nov 2020
2020 National Games of India Goa 20 Oct – 4 Nov 2020
2020 Asian Beach Games Sanya  China 28 Nov – 5 Dec 2020
2021 South Asian Games Lahore  Pakistan Oct/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. 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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