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Prabhjot Singh
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| Born | 14 August 1980 Gurdaspur, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prabhjot Singh is a field hockey forward for the Indian National Hockey Team. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.
Career[edit]
Prabhjot debuted for the Men's National Team in 2001. He was part of the national squad in the 2004 Athens Olympic, where India finished in 7th place. Apart from representing India in hockey, he is also an officer in Indian Oil. He was the captain of the Sher-e-Punjab team in the World Series Hockey in 2012. Prabhjot is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[1]
Awards[edit]
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2008 for exceptional performance as an Indian striker.[2]
Controversy[edit]
During FIH World Cup, 2010 he showed the middle finger to the home crowd after a loss 2–4 loss against Argentina. He later apologized for this act.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jamia set for international makeover". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "National sports awards given away". The Hindu. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ↑ "Prabhjot Singh sorry for showing finger to crowd". Times of India. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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- Olympic field hockey players of India
- Male field hockey forwards
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- World Series Hockey players
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Field hockey players from Jalandhar
- Living people
- 1980 births
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Field hockey players from Punjab, India
- Indian male field hockey players
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Jamia Millia Islamia alumni