Question

Write down the History of Handball.

Answer 1

Handball developed in Northern Europe, where the need arose to bring the rules of the game together. Karl Schelenz unified the rules, and the new rules came into force in Berlin in 1917.

1. Development of the game
   1. The sport’s first international governing body, the International Handball Federation Amateur, was formed in 1928.
   2. In 1946, the organisation adopted its present name, the International Handball Federation (IHF), at a meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its first president was Avery Brundage, who later became president of the International Olympic Committee.
   3. Indoor handball was invented in Denmark in the 1940s. The IHF oversees the sport and has member countries around the world.
   4. The first IHF Men’s World Championship began in 1954, and the first Women’s World Championship began in 1957.
2. Handball at the Olympics
   1. Field handball appeared at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. The first Field Handball World Championships were held in Germany in 1938.
   2. Handball returned to the Olympic Games at Munich in 1972. The women’s game was added at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976.
3. Handball in Asia and India
   1. The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) was initiated in 1974, and handball was recognised as an official Asian Games sport that year. Its headquarters is in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
   2. The Handball Federation of India was established in 1972. The first senior National Handball Championship was held at Rohtak, Haryana, in 1972; Haryana won gold and Vidarbha won silver.
   3. India’s handball team first participated in the Asian Games in 1982. In India, Jagat Singh Chauhan, a physical education teacher from Haryana, is credited with founding handball and was the first secretary of the Handball Federation of India.