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.
References
- ^ "KHADANGBAM Kothajit". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Hueiyen Lanpao - Official Website Manipur Daily".
External links
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at Hockey India
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at the International Hockey Federation
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at Olympedia
- Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
