Handball was introduced by a famous gymnast Konrad Koch of

Germany, in the 19th century. This game became popular

with time slowly. Its main drawback was that it used to be
considered a game of athletics. A show match of Handball was
held in the 1928 Olympics at Amsterdam. In this Olympics,
11 countries participated in the competition.

Handball is a fast-paced team game that was first played

towards the end of the 19th century in Scandinavia and
Germany. The International Amateur Handball Federation
(IAHF) was set up in 1928 on the occasion of the Olympic
Games in Amsterdam, leading to the first Field Handball
World Championships being played in Germany in 1938,
following its appearance at the 1936 Berlin Games. Handball
is a team sport in which pass a ball using their hands with the
aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard
match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team
that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a
court 40 by 20 metres (131 by 66 ft), with a goal in the
middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a 6- meter
(20 ft) zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed;
goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the
zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played
indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field
handball and Czech handball (which were more common in the
past) and beach handball.
Measurements and Specifications of Equipment

Specifications Measurement
Playing court 40 m× 20 m
Height of the goals 2 m
Width of the goals 3 m
Width of the goal lines
8 cm
between goalposts
Length of the 7-meter
1 m
line
Length of the 4-meter
15 m
line
Total number of 16 players (6 court players, 1 goal
players keeper and 9 substitutes)
male over 16 years 425 to 475 gm
Weight of the ball
and men
Circumference of the male over 58 to 60 cm 16 years and
ball men
Women, female youth 325 to 375 gm
Weight of the ball over 14 years and male youth 12 to
16 years
women, female 54 to 56 cm youth
Circumference of the
over 14 years and male youth 12 to
ball
16 years
 female youth 8-14 years and 290 to
Weight of the ball
330 gm male youth 8 to 12 years
Circumference of the female youth 8-14 years and 50 to
ball 52 gm male youth 8-12 year
Playing time or (male & female) 30 -10 (rest) -30
duration minutes

General Rules

o 1. A team consists of upto 14 players.

o 2. 7 players from the playing team and remaining are

substitutes.

o 3. One timeout is permitted to each team during

every half of the match.

o 4. Handball should be made of either leather or

synthetic material and its surface should not be highly
shiny and smooth.

o 5. One free throw will be given to the team, if an

extra player has been changed in foul manner in the
opponent team.
 o 6. Every player of a team should enter or leave the
field through the substitute line assigned for that
team.

o 7. Only goalkeeper can enter into the goal zone. Any

other player can enter in the goal zone after
completing the process of goal making.

o 8. The ball shall be held by the player for 3 seconds.

o 9. Same player cannot touch the ball twice

continuously.

o 10. Players of the opponent team should stay at 3

meter distance from the thrower for a free throw.

Arjuna Awardees

Year Awardee

1978 Manjit Singh

1984 Roshan Lal

1990 Surjeet Singh

1994 Malkit Singh

1997 R. Lubhaya
Bhim Award

Sandeep (1998)