Kothajit Singh Khadangbam
Indian field hockey player
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Kothajit Singh Khadangbam (Meitei: 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.
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| Full name | Kothajit Singh Khadangbam | ||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1992 Imphal East, India | ||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||
| Position | Defender / Midfielder | ||||||||||||
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Career
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.
