Jagan Mohan, Anandeshwar represent India at International Handball Federation Congress

Hyderabad: Jagan Mohan Rao Arishanapalli, vice-president of HFI and Anandeshwar Pandey, secretary, HFI, represented India at the International Handball Federation (IHF) Congress 2019-20 which began in Gothenburg, Sweden with over 172 delegates from across the globe representing this bi-annual event.

Jagan Mohan Rao is also the president of Telangana Handball Association.

As the Ordinary Congress is being held in Gothenburg during the Partille Cup, the world's biggest international youth handball event, the representatives enjoyed the opening ceremony on Tuesday.

Jagan Mohan Rao and Anandeswar Pande, proudly represented India at the spectacular opening ceremony of 'Partille Cup' too along with Indian contingents in Sweden's theme park Liseberg, a press release said on Thursday.

The agenda for the IHF Congress includes presentations on the IHF Audit Report, confirmation of IHF activities, changes in the Rules and Regulations related to the awarding of championships and regulations for competitions and several other presentations from IHF Partners and Working Groups. In addition, a number of motions from the IHF Council will be presented and voted on. The Ordinary Congress will conclude today (late on Thursday)

Adding a new dimension, for the first time in the history of handball, a sea of participants waved their hands for their nation with around 20 thousand participants from 96 countries for the annual handball tournament.