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. HFI is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974. It is also a member of

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games in India. His efforts in

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in 1972 helped in establishing HFI. The founding member states were

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. The 1st Senior National Handball Championship was held at

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Stadium, Rohtak, in the year 1972. Haryana won the gold medal and Vidharba got the silver medal.

HFI presidents

HFI general secretaries

HFI executive committee

Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.

Head coaches

The following are the head coaches of the Indian national handball teams:

Current title holders

* (Month and year of event) * TBD = To be decided

Competitions hosted

HFI had hosted following international championships:

Affiliated members

;State associations # Andhra Pradesh Handball Association # Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association # Assam Handball Association # Bihar Handball Association # Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai # Goa Handball Association # Gujarat Handball Association # Haryana State Handball Association, Bhiwani # Himachal Pradesh Handball Association, Bilaspur # Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur # 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 # Uttaranchal 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 Handball Association # Lakshadweep Handball Association # Pondicherry State Handball Association ;Other units #

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# Mumbai Handball Academy # National Handball Academy #

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