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{{Short description|Administrative and controlling body for handball in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Handball Association of India
|abbrev = HAI
|logo = Handball Association of India.svg
|sport = [[Handball]]
|othersports =
|category =
|image =
|caption =
|membership = [[#Affiliated members|43]]
|jurisdiction = {{IND}}
|founded =
|aff = [[International Handball Federation]]
|affdate =
|region = [[Asian Handball Federation]]
|regionyear =
|subregion = South Asian Handball Federation
|headquarters = [[Lucknow]], India
|president = Digvijay Chautala
|vicepresident =
|secretary = Tejraj Singh
|replaced = Handball Federation of India (youth, developmental events)
|prevfounded =
|url = https://haiindia.in/
|countryflag = IND
}}

'''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]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Republic of India |url=https://www.asianhandball.org/member-ind |publisher= [[Asian Handball Federation]] (AHF)|access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref> It is also a member of the [[Commonwealth Handball Association]] and the 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 ([[Haryana]]) who was an alumnus of [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] of [[Madras]] [[Chennai]]. He was also the first secretary general of HFI.<ref>{{cite web | title=IHF | Member Federation | url=https://www.ihf.info/member-federations/india/4051 }}</ref>

The 1st Senior National Handball Championship was held at [[Chhotu Ram|Sir Chhotu Ram]] Stadium, Rohtak, in the year 1972. Haryana won the gold medal and Vidharba got the silver medal.{{fact|date=March 2023}}

===Presidents===
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|- bgcolor="efefef" align="center"
! No. !! Name !! State !! Tenure
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|1 || Laxmi Chhabra || || 1973 – 1976
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|2 ||[[Air Vice Marshal|AVM]] [[H. L. Kapur|Harkrishan Lal Kapur]], [[PVSM]] [[AVSM]] [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|MP]] || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 1976 – 1985
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|3 || [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || [[Punjab]] || 1985 – 1 February 2010
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|4 || Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS || [[Punjab]] || 1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013
|-
|5 || M. Ramasubramani, IPS || [[Tamil Nadu]] || 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
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|6 || Arishnapallly Jagan Mohan Rao || [[Telangana]] || 1 November 2020 – 14 August 2022
|-
|7 || [[Digvijay Chautala]] || [[Haryana]] || 14 August 2022 – present
|}

===General secretaries===
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! No. !! Name !! State !! Tenure
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|1. || Jagat Singh Chauhan || [[Haryana]] ||1972 – 1973
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|2. || M. I. Khan || [[Andhra Pradesh]] ||1973 – 1985
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|3. || Surinder Mohan Bali || [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] ||1985 – 22 December 2013
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|4. || Anandeshwar Panday || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
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|5. || Tejpratap singh || [[Rajasthan]] || 1 November 2020 – ''present''
|}

===Executive committee===
Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.
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! Designation !! Name !! State
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| '''Life-president'''{{refn|group=note|name=EXECOM|Life-President, Chairman and the Executive Director donot have voting right in the Executive Committee or Annual General Body Meeting(s).}} || [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || [[Punjab]]
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| '''President''' || Digvijay Chautala || [[Haryana]]
|-
| '''Sr. vice-president''' || [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]] || [[Jharkhand]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Vice-president'''|| Braj Kishore Sharma || [[Bihar]]
|-
| Nassarudeen Musali || [[Kerala]]
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| Yogesh Mehta || [[Delhi]]
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| '''Secretary general'''|| Pritpal Singh Saluja || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|rowspan=4 |'''Joint secretary'''|| Nand Kishore Sharma || [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association|Himachal Pradesh]]
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| Randhir Singh || [[Handball Association of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
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| Shyamla Pavan Kumar || [[Telangana]]
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| Varuni Negi || Delhi
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| '''Treasurer'''|| Gursharan Singh Gill || Punjab
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|rowspan=7 |'''Executive member'''|| Ravinder Singh || [[Chandigarh]]
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| Rama Shankar Sharma || [[Uttarakhand]]
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| Birendra Kumar Behera || [[Odisha]]
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| Jile Singh || [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]
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| Ashutosh Sharma || [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|-
|}

===Head coaches===
The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:
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!Category !! Head coach !! State
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|colspan=3 | {{centre|'''Handball'''}}
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|Men || Vinod Kumar || [[Services Sports Control Board]]
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|Women || Mohinder Lal || [[Sports Authority of India]]
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|Junior men || Hassan Imam || Jharkhand
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|Junior women || Sunil Kumar || Chandigarh
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|Youth men || Praveen Kumar Singh || Sports Authority of India
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|Youth women || Arvind Kumar Yadav || [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]
|-
|colspan=3 | {{centre|'''Beach handball'''}}
|-
|Men || Inderjeet Singh Randhawa || Punjab
|-
|Women || Priyadeep Singh || Rajasthan
|-
|Youth men || Inderjeet Singh Randhawa || Punjab
|-
|Youth women || Ziarul Rahaman Mondal || West Bengal
|-
|colspan=3 | {{centre|'''Wheelchair handball'''}}
|-
|Wheelchair handball || Anand Bajirao Mane || Maharashtra
|}

===Competitions hosted===
HFI had hosted following international championships:
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! Championship !! Venue
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| [[2019 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship]] || [[Jaipur]]
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| [[2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship]] || [[Hyderabad]]
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| [[Handball at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 South Asian Games]] || [[Guwahati]]
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| [[2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship]] || [[New Delhi]]
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| [[2004 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship]] || [[Hyderabad]]
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| [[Handball at the 1982 Asian Games|1982 Asian Games]] || [[New Delhi]]
|}

==Affiliated members==
;State associations
# [[Andhra Pradesh]] Handball Association
# [[Arunachal Pradesh]] Handball Association
# [[Assam]] Handball Association
# [[Bihar]] Handball Association
# [[Chhattisgarh]] Handball Association
# [[Goa]] Handball Association
# [[Gujarat]] Handball Association
# [[Haryana]] State Handball Association
# [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association]]
# [[Jharkhand]] State Handball Association
# [[Karnataka]] Handball Association
# [[Kerala]] Handball Association
# [[Madhya Pradesh]] Handball Association
# [[Handball Association of Maharashtra]]
# [[Manipur]] Handball Association
# [[Meghalaya]] Handball Association
# [[Mizoram]] Handball Association
# [[Nagaland]] Handball Association
# [[Odisha]] State Handball Association
# [[Punjab]] Handball Association
# [[Rajasthan]] State Handball Association
# [[Sikkim]] Handball Association
# [[Tamil Nadu]] Handball Association, Chennai
# [[Telangana]] Handball Association
# [[Tripura]] Handball Association
# [[Uttar Pradesh]] Handball Association
# [[Uttarakhand]] Handball Association
# [[West Bengal]] State Handball Association

;Union territories associations
# [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] Handball Association
# [[Chandigarh]] Handball Association
# Handball Association of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
# Handball Association of [[Delhi]]
# Handball Association of [[Union Territory of Ladakh]]
# [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] Handball Association
# [[Lakshadweep]] Handball Association
# [[Pondicherry]] State Handball Association

;Other units
# [[Association of Indian Universities]]
# [[Central Industrial Security Force]]
# [[Central Reserve Police Force]]
# [[Mumbai]] Handball Academy
# National Handball Academy
# [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]
# [[Services Sports Control Board]]
# [[Sports Authority of India]]

==National teams==
* [[India men's national handball team]]
* [[India women's national handball team]]
* [[India national wheelchair handball team]]

==See also==
* [[Premier Handball League (India)|Premier Handball League]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Handball in India}}
{{Sports governing bodies in India}}
{{National members of the Asian Handball Federation}}
{{National members of the International Handball Federation}}

[[Category:1972 establishments in Haryana]]
[[Category:Asian Handball Federation]]
[[Category:Handball governing bodies]]
[[Category:Handball in India]]
[[Category:National members of the International Handball Federation]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Lucknow]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in India|Handball]]
[[Category:Handball governing bodies in India| ]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1972]]

==External links==
[https://handballfederationofindia.com HFI website]

Handball Association of India - Revision history

Mohit Kumar at 18:57, 2 April 2026