Prabhjot Singh (field hockey)

Prabhjot Singh is a field hockey forward for the Indian National Hockey Team. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.

Prabhjot Singh

Personal information
Born	(1980-08-14) 14 August 1980 (age 43) Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
2012	Sher-e-Punjab
2013	Mumbai Magicians
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2013	India	218
Medal record Men’s field hockey Representing  India Asian Games 2002 Busan Team Asia Cup 2003 Kuala Lumpur Team 2007 Chennai Team Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team Champions Challenge 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team 2007 Boom Team Junior World Cup 2001 Hobart Team

Career

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

He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2008 for exceptional performance as an Indian striker.^[2]

Controversy

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

1. "Jamia set for international makeover". Hindustan Times. 23 March 2008. from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
2. "National sports awards given away". The Hindu. 30 August 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
3. "Prabhjot Singh sorry for showing finger to crowd". Times of India. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

External links

• Prabhjot Singh at Olympedia