Handball Association of 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. It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and 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 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.

Executive committee

Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.
DesignationNameState
Life-presidentRoshan Lal AnandPunjab
PresidentDigvijay ChautalaHaryana
Sr. vice-presidentPradeep Kumar BalmuchuJharkhand
Vice-presidentBraj Kishore SharmaBihar
Vice-presidentNassarudeen MusaliKerala
Vice-presidentYogesh MehtaDelhi
Secretary generalPritpal Singh SalujaMadhya Pradesh
Joint secretaryNand Kishore SharmaHimachal Pradesh
Joint secretaryRandhir SinghMaharashtra
Joint secretaryShyamla Pavan KumarTelangana
Joint secretaryVaruni NegiDelhi
TreasurerGursharan Singh GillPunjab
Executive memberRavinder SinghChandigarh
Executive memberRama Shankar SharmaUttarakhand
Executive memberBirendra Kumar BeheraOdisha
Executive memberJile SinghDadra and Nagar Haveli
Executive memberAshutosh SharmaJammu and Kashmir
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Head coaches

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

Competitions hosted

HFI had hosted following international championships:
ChampionshipVenue
2019 Asian Women's Youth Handball ChampionshipJaipur
2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball ChampionshipHyderabad
Handball at the 2016 [South Asian Games|2016 South Asian Games]Guwahati
2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball ChampionshipNew Delhi
2004 Asian Men's Junior Handball ChampionshipHyderabad
1982 Asian GamesNew Delhi

Affiliated members

;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