| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khadangbam Kothajit Singh | ||
| Born | 17 August 1992 Imphal East, India | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012– | India | 207 | (4) |
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. [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.
