Handball Federation of India

Handball Federation of India
SportHandball
Also governsBeach handball, Wheelchair handball
JurisdictionIndia
Membership43
AbbreviationHFI
Founded10 October 1971; 53 years ago (1971-10-10)
AffiliationInternational Handball Federation
Affiliation date1974
Regional affiliationAsian Handball Federation
Sub-regional affiliationSouth Asian Handball Federation
HeadquartersIndore, India
PresidentDigvijay Chautala
SecretaryPritpal Singh Saluja
Official website
handballfederationofindia.com
India
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Handball Federation of India (HFI) is the governing body for handball in India. HFI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Rohtak. It is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974.[1] It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation. Originally, 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]

  1. ^ "Republic of India". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "List of Federations:Handball Federation of India". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2013.