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| Full name | Harmanpreet Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Sarpanch Sahab [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1996 Timmowal, Amritsar, Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harmanpreet Singh (born 6 January 1996) is an Indian field hockey player as well as the captain of the Indian national hockey team.[2] He plays as a defender, is a penalty corner specialist, and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world.[3] He has scored the most number of international goals for India in modern day hockey. He led the team to clinch the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4] This was his second bronze in three appearances at the Olympics.[5] Singh also captained the team to win a gold at the 2022 Asian Games. He has won the Player of the Year title at the FIH Awards thrice.[6]
- ^ "PM Modi praises 'sarpanch' Harmanpreet for giving memorable farewell to PR Sreejesh". India Today. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Ganesan, Uthra (17 June 2023). "Defender, drag-flicker, leader: Harmanpreet inhabits the best of all worlds". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Harmanpreet Singh: Indian hockey's drag-flick superstar". olympics.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Hockey India announces cash prize for Paris Olympics bronze medal winning team". The Times of India. 8 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Indian men's hockey team clinches bronze by beating Spain, ends mini-drought at Paris Olympics". Firstpost. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Harmanpreet's form crucial for India's Olympics medal hopes: Hockey India chief". India Today. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.