Khadangbam Kothajit Singh Explained

Kothajit Singh
Full Name:Khadangbam Kothajit Singh
Birth Date:17 August 1992
Birth Place:Imphal East, India
Height:170frac=2NaNfrac=2[1]
Position:Defender / Midfielder
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalteam1:India
Nationalcaps1:207
Nationalgoals1:4

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: KHADANGBAM Kothajit . worldcup2018.hockey . International Hockey Federation . 7 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Hueiyen Lanpao - Official Website Manipur Daily.