Manjeet Chillar

Manjeet Chillar
Personal information
Full name	Manjeet Chhillar
Nickname(s)	One Man Army; Angry Young Man; Mighty Manjeet
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Born	18 August 1986 (age 32); Nizampur, Delhi, India
Occupation	Railways employee
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Kabaddi
Position	All-rounder
Kabaddi	Pro Kabaddi League
Club	Tamil Thalaivas
Team	India national kabaddi team
Representing India
Asian Games
Kabaddi World Cup
2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters

Last updated June 10, 2019

Manjeet Chillar (born 18 August 1986) is an Indian professional kabaddi player. He was a member of the India national kabaddi team and won Asian games gold medal in 2014 and Asian Indoor Games in 2014 in Incheon.

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Early life

He was born in Nizampur located in the state of Delhi, India. Manjeet Chillar was initially a wrestler, but an injury to his nose saw him return to his village where he started playing Kabaddi.^[3]

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Pro Kabaddi League

He was the captain of Bangaluru Bulls in Pro Kabaddi League season 1 and season 2 and captain of Puneri Paltan in season 3 and season 4.He became captain of Jaipur Pink Panthers in season 5.He is a player of Tamil Thalaivas in season 6 of Pro Kabaddi League after the Tamil Nadu based franchise picked him.

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He won his team a grand total of 51 points – the highest by any defender – to emerge with the Star Sports Defender of the Tournament Award in season 2.^[4]

He was awarded the most valuable player of the tournament award in the second season of pro kabaddi.^[5]

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World Cup 2016 and Awards

Chillar was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.^[6]

Manjit is a gold medallist in the National Championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He has also won gold at the Asian Indoor games in 2009 and the 2010 Asian games. He claimed bronze at the 2012 Asian beach games.^[5]

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References

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↑ "India wins kabaddi world cup, 38-29". The Sunday Guardian . 22 October 2016.

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[1] "State of sports affairs: After domicile row, Haryana now has digital registry of its athletes". The Indian Express. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[2] Indiablooms. "GETTING ARJUNA AWARD IS LIKE A DREAM- CHILLAR TO NNIS | Indiablooms — First Portal on Digital News Management". Indiablooms.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[:1-3] "10 things to know about Manjeet Chhillar" . Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[4] "5 best players from Pro Kabaddi League season 1". 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Pro Kabaddi League 2014: Exclusive interview with Bengaluru Bulls captain Manjit Chillar". 25 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[6] "India wins kabaddi world cup, 38-29". The Sunday Guardian . 22 October 2016.