PREMIER HANDBALL LEAGUE
VISION STATEMENT:
To propel handball to unprecedented National, World, and Olympic success, uniting and empowering players, fans, communities, and society in a shared pursuit of achieving pride and glory for the country.
MISSION STATEMENT:
Guided by PHL’s Vision, our mission is to cultivate excellence in handball by fostering player development, engaging passionate fans and communities, promoting inclusivity, and building global recognition, as we collectively strive for unprecedented success at the National, World, and Olympic stages.
PREMIER HANDBALL LEAGUE
Fast-paced and Adrenaline-filled, Handball originated in Scandinavia and Germany at the end of the 19th Century.
Across the globe, Handball is recognized as a game of spirit, speed, fitness, and skill. It is called the fastest Olympic sport. The Indian Handball Team is ranked amongst the top 50 on the global rankings and India has been earmarked as the next big destination for Handball by the International Handball Federation (IHF)
With 17 players per team, including 14 Indian players and 3 foreign players. We introduced our Flagship Season in June 2023 with 6 teams representing 6 states.
At the Premier Handball League, we are committed to not just delivering a top-of-the-line Sports Entertainment League but also working alongside the South Asian Handball Federation(SAFH), Asian Handball Federation (AHF), and the Handball Association of India (HAI) in ensuring the development of Handball in India at a grass-root level.
Licensed exclusively by the South Asian Handball Federation, the Asian Handball Federation, and the Handball Association India, it remains the common goal for all to ensure the success of Indian Handball and Handball Athletes at a global level and strive hard, for our National Team’s participation in the next Olympics as well as the Asian Games.
BLUESPORT ENTERTAINMENT PRIVATE LIMITED
Bluesport Entertainment Private Limited is a company which has been created to focus on investing and developing the sport of Handball in the Indian Market. Our objectives are:
- To popularize the sport of Handball and make it a household sport by curating and enabling players to reach international standards and represent India in the Olympics.
- To create a grassroots infrastructure through club structures in association with the Sports Authority of India to create a module to find, nourish, enable, and give exposure to the athletes of tomorrow.
- To create tie-ups with International Handball Clubs to ensure the cross-playing of handball athletes, bringing more exposure and infrastructure to the players and creating an opportunity to make India’s name shine on a global platform.
- To ensure a viable business model to grow with the sport.
Dr. Ajay Data