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| fullname = Adam Antony Sinclair<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|2|29}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Adam Antony Sinclair''' (born 29 February 1984) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player from [[Tamil Nadu]]. Among other leading sporting events he was a member of the Indian [[field hockey]] team at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]] and at the [[2006 Asian Games]] in [[Doha, Qatar]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sinclair hails from [[Coimbatore]]. While at school, he was the best in field hockey at [[Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School]], Coimbatore.<ref>{{cite news |title=Madras Miscellany |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/Madras-Miscellany/article12572728.ece |website=The Hindu |date=May 31, 2010}}</ref> He captained the school team and led the school to win many tournaments. He was elected Head Boy for 2001. He was also the captain of the "Panthers" and led them to victory in the Intra School Sports Event in 2001. He did further studies in [[PSG College of Arts and Science]], Coimbatore.<br />
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==Career==<br />
He made his international debut in May 2004 during a Four Nation Tournament in [[Gifu, Gifu|Gifu]] ([[Japan]]). Sinclair has played for the [[Chennai Veerans]], [[Chennai Cheetahs]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/article3260970.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=S. | last=Thyagarajan | title=Chennai Cheetahs conjures up a super win | date=30 March 2012}}</ref> has played club hockey in [[Germany]], and as of September 2011 was playing [[Center forward|center-forward]] for the [[Indian Overseas Bank]] hockey team.<ref>Ferro, Aswin. "[http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2011/sep/130911-India-goalkeeper-Chennai-club-PR-Sreejesh-Asian-Champions-Trophy-China.htm Chennai club mates hail India custodian Sreejesh's antics]", ''[[MiD DAY]]'' (13 September 2011).</ref><br />
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===Athletics===<br />
Sinclair has also won accolades and medals as an athlete in the [[triple jump]], [[high jump]] and [[long distance running]] events.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He got engaged to his girlfriend Vyshali Nair on 6 May 2011.<br />
On 24 April 2012, the couple exchanged nuptials in an intimate Hindu wedding at their Chennai home and a Catholic wedding on the 4th May 2012 in Coimbatore.In October 2013 the couple had their first child, a son named Zoran. On 16 October 2017, the couple welcomed their second child, a girl named Zaya. The Children's names are of multiple origins and the first syllables of the kids' names were the inspiration for Adam's sportswear and equipment brand and Sports academy ZOZA.<br />
<ref>{{cite news |title= Adam Sinclair ties the knot |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Adam-Sinclair-ties-the-knot/articleshow/13050021.cms |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130216063202/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-08/people/31625561_1_anglo-indian-indian-hockey-player-vaishali |url-status= live |archive-date= 2013-02-16 |work= [[The Times of India]] |date= 2012-05-08 |access-date= 2013-01-15}}</ref><br />
<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/suresh-stars-as-zoza-emerge-champs-latest-news/articleshow/105947083.cms | title=Suresh stars as Zoza emerge champs | newspaper=The Times of India | date=13 December 2023 }}</ref><br />
<ref>{{Cite web | title=ZOZA | url=https://www.zoza.life/ | access-date=2024-12-27 | website=www.zoza.life}}</ref><br />
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{{India FH Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}<br />
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