See main article: Handball in India.
| Handball Association of India | |
| Abbrev: | HAI |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Othersports: | Beach handball Wheelchair handball |
| Membership: | 43 |
| Aff: | International Handball Federation |
| Region: | Asian Handball Federation |
| Subregion: | South Asian Handball Federation |
| Headquarters: | Lucknow, India |
| President: | Digvijay Chautala |
| Secretary: | Dr. Tejraj Singh |
| Replaced: | Handball Federation of India |
| Url: | https://handballindia.com/ |
| 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.[1] It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation.
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.[2]
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.
| No. | Name | State | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laxmi Chhabra | 1973 – 1976 | ||
| 2 | 1976 – 1985 | |||
| 3 | 1985 – 1 February 2010 | |||
| 4 | Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS | 1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013 | ||
| 5 | M. Ramasubramani, IPS | 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020 | ||
| 6 | Arishnapallly Jagan Mohan Rao | 1 November 2020 – 14 August 2022 | ||
| 7 | 14 August 2022 – present |
| No. | Name | State | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jagat Singh Chauhan | 1972 – 1973 | ||
| 2. | M. I. Khan | 1973 – 1985 | ||
| 3. | Surinder Mohan Bali | 1985 – 22 December 2013 | ||
| 4. | Anandeshwar Panday | 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020 | ||
| 5. | Pritpal Singh Saluja | 1 November 2020 – present |
Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.
| Designation | Name | State |
|---|---|---|
| Life-president | Punjab | |
| President | Digvijay Chautala | |
| Sr. vice-president | Jharkhand | |
| Vice-president | Braj Kishore Sharma | |
| Nassarudeen Musali | Kerala | |
| Yogesh Mehta | Delhi | |
| Secretary general | Pritpal Singh Saluja | Madhya Pradesh |
| Joint secretary | Nand Kishore Sharma | |
| Randhir Singh | Maharashtra | |
| Shyamla Pavan Kumar | ||
| Varuni Negi | Delhi | |
| Treasurer | Gursharan Singh Gill | Punjab |
| Executive member | Ravinder Singh | Chandigarh |
| Rama Shankar Sharma | ||
| Birendra Kumar Behera | ||
| Jile Singh | ||
| Ashutosh Sharma | ||
The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:
| Category | Head coach | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Vinod Kumar | Services Sports Control Board | |
| Women | Mohinder Lal | Sports Authority of India | |
| Junior men | Hassan Imam | Jharkhand | |
| Junior women | Sunil Kumar | Chandigarh | |
| Youth men | Praveen Kumar Singh | Sports Authority of India | |
| Youth women | Arvind Kumar Yadav | Railways Sports Promotion Board | |
| Men | Inderjeet Singh Randhawa | Punjab | |
| Women | Priyadeep Singh | Rajasthan | |
| Youth men | Inderjeet Singh Randhawa | Punjab | |
| Youth women | Ziarul Rahaman Mondal | West Bengal | |
| Wheelchair handball | Anand Bajirao Mane | Maharashtra | |
| Category | Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Handball League | TBD | TBD | |
| Senior National Handball Championship | Punjab (March 2020) | 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) |
HFI had hosted following international championships:
| Championship | Venue | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaipur | ||
| Hyderabad | ||
| Guwahati | ||
| New Delhi | ||
| Hyderabad | ||
| New Delhi |