Kothajit Singh Biography: Story of the Indian Hockey Midfielder
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Kothajit Singh Biography: Story of the Indian Hockey Midfielder
Kothajit Singh Khadangbam was born on 17th
August 1992, a young midfielder on India's national hockey team. He played
for the Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. He is the third
hockey Olympian from Manipur, known for producing a number of
international-standard sports persons. He was also a part of the 2014
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He was a member of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South
Korea where India won the gold medal. He was India's only goal-scorer in
regular time, which ended 1-1 against Pakistan. Kothajit Singh was
disappointed when he could not make it to the final squad of 16 but was picked
in the side only as a standby for the London Olympics 2012. But all that soon
faded as Kothajit had become the vice-captain of the Indian junior team for the
2nd Sultan of Johor Cup beginning in Malaysia. He also earned his place in
the senior team for the two tournaments in Australia – Lanco
International Super Series and the Champions Trophy.
Kothajit Singh's Exclusive Skills
Kothajit improved his hockey skills in his
initial years while turning out for the Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur, which
he started representing since the age of 14. The dedicated midfielder joined
the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Lucknow centre in 2009, where he
continued to develop his skills.
Kothajit is a very calm and composed player.He always manages to make his stick talk rather his mouth.Kothajit has the elegant touch in passing.His skill to provide an air-ball through pass is priceless to the spectators.Infact his air ball through pass across the pitch to Talwinder singh in the WHL quaterfinals earned India the entry to the semifinals which resulted in the historic bronze medal.Kothajit's tendency to confidently run along the flanks is an added support to the indian forwards. Kothajit's quick passing , his endurance and tackles are his effective assets which sets him apart from thr rest of the players.
Kothajit is a very calm and composed player.He always manages to make his stick talk rather his mouth.Kothajit has the elegant touch in passing.His skill to provide an air-ball through pass is priceless to the spectators.Infact his air ball through pass across the pitch to Talwinder singh in the WHL quaterfinals earned India the entry to the semifinals which resulted in the historic bronze medal.Kothajit's tendency to confidently run along the flanks is an added support to the indian forwards. Kothajit's quick passing , his endurance and tackles are his effective assets which sets him apart from thr rest of the players.
Kothajit Singh's journey to fame
He made a big impression at the 34th National
Games in Ranchi in 2011 before going on to make his senior international debut
during the five-match Test series in early 2012. But despite performing well in
the London Olympics qualifiers in New Delhi and his play in the 2012 Sultan
Azlan Shah Cup, he was only a standby for the London Olympics.
As said by Kothajit, “I tried to remain positive telling myself that age is on my side and
that I would get opportunities to represent the country at the Olympics in
future provided I keep performing. I didn’t want to think too much about what
was not in my hands.”
After being made the vice- captain of the 2nd Sultan
of Johar Cup and he was determined to do even better to improve and excel in
his performance. This lad has always had a very positive outlook in regard to
the team, very cooperative with his coaches knowing that it’s all for their
improvement and continues to do his best. When asked in what ways he could
improve, he said the most important one was in terms of gaining experience,
which he is a little short of. He never stopped giving his best though the
progress was slow and steady.
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| Kothajit celebrates after scoring a goal |
In 2012, the Indian Team finished fourth place at
the Champions Trophy, with which they were thoroughly excited. They all did put
in a lot of including Kothajit, who played a big role in performing the support
cast role to perfection. There definitely were areas they still needed to work
on but this trophy was a new beginning after their poor performance in the
London Olympics. He was also a part of the win against China in the 2nd Asian
Champions Trophy. On 10th November, 2013, in the men’s Hockey Asian
Champions Trophy, India defeated Oman by 5 goals, with a score of 6-1.
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| Kothajit was recognized at the Hockey India Annual Awards 2015 |
The
Indian Team began fiercely especially in the first half where the first goal if
the match came from Kothajit Singh in the 6th minute of the
game. He converted a penalty corner into a goal and that initiated their game
of victory. Kothajit Singh, who was a part of the Men's team, had gone to
Madrid to play two friendly matches against Spain before heading for the
Rio Olympics. His brilliant performances in the recently-concluded Champions
Trophy had been appreciated. He has come up through great unstable moments
but is currently making every moment count.
