Indian field hockey player
Kothajit Singh|
Full name |
Khadangbam Kothajit Singh |
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Born |
(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 31) Imphal East, India |
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Height |
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
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Playing position |
Defender / Midfielder |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2012– |
India |
207 |
(4) |
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Khadangbam Kothajit Singh (born 17 August 1992) is an India field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Indian national team.
He represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. He is the third hockey Olympian - after Pangambam Nilakomol Singh and Ksh. Thoiba - from the state of Manipur, known for producing a disproportionate number of international-standard sportspersons.[2] He was a member of the silver-medal winning Indian team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
He was a member of India's gold-medal winning hockey team at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. He was India's only goal-scorer in regular time, which ended 1-1 against silver medalist Pakistan. India won 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
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