Khadangbam Kothajit Singh (born 17 August 1992) is an India
field hockey
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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
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. He is the third hockey Olympian - after Pangambam Nilakomol Singh and Ksh. Thoiba - from the state of
Manipur
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, 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
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in
Glasgow
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Scotland
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He was a member of India's gold-medal winning hockey team at the
2014 Asian Games
The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...
in
Incheon
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,
South Korea
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. He was India's only goal-scorer in regular time, which ended 1-1 against silver medalist
Pakistan
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. India won 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
References
External links
Khadangbam Kothajit Singhat
Hockey India
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1992 births
Living people
Field hockey players from Manipur
People from Imphal East district
Male field hockey defenders
Male field hockey midfielders
Asian Games medalists in field hockey
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
Asian Games gold medalists for India
2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games
Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Olympic field hockey players of India
Indian male field hockey players
Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games