Kothajit Singh Khadangbam

Kothajit Singh

Personal information
Full name	Kothajit Singh Khadangbam
Born	(1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 Imphal East, India
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Position	Defender / Midfielder
Medal record Men's field hockey Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team Asia Cup 2013 Ipoh Champions Trophy 2016 London Asian Champions Trophy 2016 Kuantan 2018 Muscat 2012 Doha World League 2014–15 Raipur Team 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team

In this Meitei name, the family name is Khadangbam and the given name is Kothajit. "Singh" is a name suffix.

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.

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. 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.

External links

• Khadangbam Kothajit Singh at Hockey India
• Kothajit Singh Khadangbam at the International Hockey Federation
• Kothajit Singh Khadangbam at Olympedia