18-05-2025
Pandey quits UPHA, Amit new executive secy
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Lucknow: Anandeshwar Pandey, secretary-general of the
Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
(UPHA), has decided to step down from his position. This decision was unanimously accepted during the executive committee meeting of the UPHA held on Sunday at KD Singh Babu Stadium.
Pandey holds multiple important roles, including secretary-general of the South Asian Handball Federation, executive director of Handball Association India (HAI) and secretary-general of the Uttar Pradesh Olympic Association. He shared that he will now focus fully on elevating handball to new heights across the country and accelerating the Olympic movement within Uttar Pradesh.
Following this, a proposal to appoint Amit Pandey from Varanasi as the executive secretary was put forward by joint secretary Parmendra Singh and unanimously approved by all members. Amit, who is the President of the Varanasi District Handball Association, has been serving as the organizing secretary of the state association until now. Alongside this, the executive committee also unanimously approved several other appointments.
Among them, Parmendra Singh from Ayodhya will now serve as the organizing secretary and chairman of the referee board.