Kothajit Singh
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| Full name | Kothajit Singh Khadangbam | |||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||
| Born |
August 17, 1992 Imphal East, India | |||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||
| Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||
| Coached by | Michael Nobbs (national) | |||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 August 2012. | ||||||||||
Kothajit Singh Khadangbam 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.[1] 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 [2]
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