{{short description|Indian field hockey player}} {{Western name order|Khadangbam Kothajit Singh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Kothajit Singh | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | full_name = Kothajit Singh Khadangbam | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Imphal East, India | height = {{convert|170|cm|ftin|frac=2|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |title=KHADANGBAM Kothajit |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/khadangbam-kothajit__70513__4212 |website=worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=7 February 2019}}</ref> | weight = | position = Defender / Midfielder | nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = India | nationalcaps1 = 207 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2014 Incheon|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asia Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Ipoh|}} {{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}} {{MedalSilver|2016 London|}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Champions Trophy}} {{MedalGold|2016 Kuantan|}} {{MedalGold|2018 Muscat|}} {{MedalSilver|2012 Doha|}} {{MedalCompetition|World League}} {{MedalBronze|2014–15 Raipur|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2016–17 Bhubaneswar|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Glasgow|Team}} }} {{Meitei name|Khadangbam|Kothajit|Singh}}
'''Kothajit Singh Khadangbam''' ({{langx|mni|Khadangbam Kothajit Singh}}, born 17 August 1992) is an India field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Indian national team.
He represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. He is the third hockey Olympian - after Pangambam Nilakomol Singh and Ksh. Thoiba - from the state of Manipur, known for producing a disproportionate number of international-standard sportspersons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hueiyenlanpao.com/articles/item/3985-kothajit-a-symbol-of-spirit--perseverance|title=Hueiyen Lanpao - Official Website Manipur Daily|publisher=}}</ref> He was a member of the silver-medal winning Indian team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
He was a member of India's gold-medal winning hockey team at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. He was India's only goal-scorer in regular time, which ended 1-1 against silver medalist Pakistan. India won 4-2 in a penalty shootout.
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==External links== * [https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/khadangbam-kothajit-singh-profile-120 Khadangbam Kothajit Singh] at Hockey India * {{FIH|725}} *{{Olympedia}} *{{Sports reference}}
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