H andball History At the end of the nineteenth century, somewhere in Northern Europe, it became necessary to unify the rules, which was done by Karl Schelenz. The new game rules came in force in Berlin, in . The sports international governing body was first formed in as the Federation International Handball Amateur. It took its current name in Copenhagen, Denmark in as the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The first president of IHF was Avery Brundage—an American who went on to become president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The first Field Handball World Championships were played in Germany in , following its appearance at the Berlin Olympic Games and then it made a comeback into the games in the Munich Olympic games. The women’s version of the game was added in the Montreal Olympic games. Indoor Handball was invented in the 1940s in Denmark.
The International Handball Federation which was established in , oversees the game, and at present it has member countries associated with it. The first International Handball Federation (IHF) World Men’s Handball Championship commenced in . The IHF World Women’s Handball Championship commenced in . The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body of handball in Asia.
The Asian Handball Federation had begun when the Martyr Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al- Sabah of the Kuwait initiated a motion to the Executive Committee of the Asian Games requesting recognition of the handball game and also formation of the Asian Handball Federation during seventh Asian Games, Tehran, Iran in . Accordingly, the Asian Games Federation during its meeting on 26th of August , had recognised Handball as an official game. The headquarters is located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Handball federation of India was established in .
The first senior National Handball Championship was held at Rohtak (Haryana) in . Haryana won the gold medal and Vidharbha got the silver medal. First time in India, Handball Team participated in Asian Games held in India in . Functional Rules Playing Area The handball court measures meters in length and meters