Sport | Handball |
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Also governs | Beach handball, Wheelchair handball |
Jurisdiction | India |
Membership | 43 |
Abbreviation | HFI |
Founded | 10 October 1971 |
Affiliation | International Handball Federation |
Affiliation date | 1974 |
Regional affiliation | Asian Handball Federation |
Sub-regional affiliation | South Asian Handball Federation |
Headquarters | Indore, India |
President | Digvijay Chautala |
Secretary | Pritpal Singh Saluja |
Official website | |
handballfederationofindia | |
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]