Handball Federation of India
| Handball Federation of India (HFI) | |
| founding | 1972 |
| IHF membership | 1974 |
| AHF joining | 1974 |
| President | M. Ramasubramani |
| Secretary General | Anandeshwar Pandey |
| Seat | CI / 18, Nirala Nagar Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh |
| Website | handballindia.in/ |
The Handball Federation of India ( HFI ; German Indian Handball Association ) is the national umbrella organization for handball in India . They are responsible for the organization of the Indian handball business, including the national teams. The HFI was founded in 1972; the seat of the association is Lucknow ( Uttar Pradesh ). The organization has been a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974 . Since December 2013, M. Ramasubramani has acted as President and Anandeshwar Pandey as General Secretary of the HFI.
In addition to indoor handball, the HFI also organizes beach handball in India.
history
The sport of handball was first introduced in India in the early 1970s by Sh. Jagat Singh Lohan from Rohtak ( Haryana ) - a graduate of the YMCA College of Physical Education in Madras (today's Chennai ). He was instrumental in founding the Indian Handball Federation in 1972 and was elected its first general secretary. His knowledge, which he acquired during a stay in Germany during the Olympic Games in Munich , was also helpful . Founding members were the national associations from Andhra Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh , Haryana, Vidarbha and Jammu and Kashmir .
The first national handball championship was held in 1972 at Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium in Rohtak. The representation of Haryana won, Vidharba won the silver medal.
Handball is still a marginal sport in India today . The country plays no role at the international level. India can rarely qualify for the Asian Championships; India has never been able to take part in a World Cup. The greatest success is an eighth place for women at the 2012 Asian Championships , in which an Indian team won two preliminary round games for the first time.
organization
In 2010, the association elections took place under the observation of the Ministry of Sport, as the Ministry had been informed beforehand about the annual general meeting and subsequent elections. This set a precedent for other sports associations in the country.
The HFI has 37 associations, mainly state associations from the individual Indian states; but z. B. also the Railways Handball Team , a team of the state railway company Indian Railways .
President
- Laxmi Chhabla (1973-1976)
- HL Kapoor (1976–1985)
- Padamshree RL Anand (1985-?)
- Roshan Lal Anand (2005-2010)
- Sarwan Singh Channy (2010-2013)
- M. Ramasubramani (since 2013)
General Secretaries
- Sh. Jagat Singh Lohan (1972–1973)
- ML Khan (1973–1985)
- Sh. SM Bali (1985-2013)
- Anandeshwar Pandey (since 2013)
literature
- Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha (Ed.): Introduction: Handball in India . July 15, 2009, p. 1–3 (English, PDF ).
Web links
- Official website of the Indian Handball Federation
Individual evidence
- ^ Member Federations: Handball Federation of India. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d e f SYSD (2009), p. 1.
- ↑ Sport Ministry appoints observer for BAI election. In: zeenews.india.com. June 8, 2010, accessed November 29, 2017 .
- ↑ Pradeep Thakur: "Verma has distorted facts". In: The Times of India (New Delhi edition) on pressreader.com. June 9, 2010, accessed November 29, 2017 .
- ^ Association. Handball Federation of India, accessed November 29, 2017 .
- ↑ a b SYSD (2009), p. 3.
- ↑ SYSD (2009), p. 2.