Kothajit Khadangbam

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Kothajit Khadangbam
Personal information
Full nameKothajit Khadangbam
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 31)
Imphal East, India
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
PositionDefender / Midfielder

Kothajit Khadangbam (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[edit]

  1. "KHADANGBAM Kothajit". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. "Hueiyen Lanpao - Official Website Manipur Daily".

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