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| Full name | Ajit Pal Singh Kular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 April 1947 Sansarpur, Punjab, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ajit Pal Singh Kular (also spelled Ajitpal Singh, born 1 April 1947[2]) was an Indian professional field hockey player from Sansarpur, Punjab. He was the captain of the Indian hockey team. He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1970, and awarded it in 1972. He played at centre half position. He was captain of the Indian team at the Hockey World Cup 1975 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He represented India in three Olympics from 1968 through 1976, winning bronze medals in his first two Olympic Games.[3] He was appointed India's chef de mission for 2012 Summer Olympics. It was the first time that a sports person was given this opportunity, as earlier this position went to either politicians or administrators.[4] However he could not make it to the event due to severe spondylitis.[5] Seven member IOA, Indian Olympic Association Committee selected in April 2012 Ajit Pal Singh as Chef de Mission for Indian mission in London 2012 Olympics. He is also at present the organising member of All India Balwant Singh Kapur Hockey Tournament for Mata Parkash Kaur Cup held every year for school boys under-16. He is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri (1992).[6]
- ^ "Player's Profile". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ajitpal Singh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Ajit Pal Singh named Indian Chef-de-Mission". Deccan Herald. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Brigadier Raja named India's acting Chef-de-Mission". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.