Kothajit Singh

Kothajit Singh
Personal information
Full name Kothajit Singh Khadangbam
Nationality Indian
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992
Imphal East, India
Sport
Country India
Sport Field hockey
Coached by Michael Nobbs (national)
Updated on 10 August 2012.

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.[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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