Nationality Indian Role Olympian Name Kothajit Singh | Sport Field hockey Country India Coached by Michael Nobbs | |
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Full name Kothajit Singh Khadangbam Born August 17, 1992 (age 32) ( 1992-08-17 ) Imphal East, India | ||
It Would Have Been Better If We Had Won The Final Match-Kothajit Singh
Kothajit Singh Khadangbam (born 17 August 1992) is a midfielder on India's national hockey team. He represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. He is the third hockey Olympian - after P. Nilakomol and Ksh. Thoiba - from the state of Manipur, known for producing a disproportionate number of international-standard sportspersons. 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.
Position and style : Midfield
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