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Prabhjot Singh

Introduction

Prabhjot Singh
Prabhjot Singh (born 14 August 1980) is a field hockey forward for the Indian National Hockey Team. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.Prabhjot was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India and graduated from D.A.V.

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.




Awards

Awards He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2008 for exceptional performance as an Indian striker.

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. This was one of the worst performance by India in Hockey World Cup as the team finished 8th in the tournament.

SilverCommonwealth Games Silver 2010 Delhi
GoldAsia Cup Gold 2007 Chennai
GoldSultan Azlan Shah Cup Gold 2010 Malaysia
GoldChampions Challenge Gold 2001 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze2007 Belgium
GoldHockey Junior World Cup Gold 2001 Junior World Cup