Harbhajan Rai

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Harbhajan Rai (born December 27, 1961), is an Indian-born Canadian former field hockey player. He was born in Jalandhar Cantonment, Punjab, India.

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Rai competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he finished in tenth place with the Men's National Team.

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