Nilakanta Sharma
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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma | ||
| Born |
2 May 1995 Imphal East, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | India Youth Affairs and Sports Manipur | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | |||
| Railway Sports Promotion Board | |||
| India Youth Affairs and Sports Manipur | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2017– | India | 133 | (16) |
Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma (born 2 May 1995)[2] is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.
He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. And Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[3]
Career
[edit]Hailing from Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai in Imphal East, Nilakanta started playing hockey in 2003. He played for Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur until 2011 when he switched to Bhopal Hockey Academy. He was selected for the national junior team for the 2014 Sultan of Johor Cup[4] and drafted by the Dabang Mumbai franchise of the Hockey India League.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "SHANGLAKPAM Nilakanta". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Mehta, Rutvick (8 December 2016). "Know Indian Junior men's hockey team". DNA India. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Nilakanta selected for Jr Hockey team". E-Pao!. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Sapam, Robert (6 January 2017). "Nilakanta eyes senior show - Hockey player upbeat". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
External links
[edit]- Nilakanta Sharma at Hockey India
- Nilakanta Sharma at the International Hockey Federation
- Nilakanta Sharma at Olympics.com
- Nilakanta Sharma at Olympedia
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- Meitei Brahmins
- Brahmins of Manipur
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Imphal East district
- Indian male field hockey players
- Field hockey players from Manipur
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Olympic field hockey players for India
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Olympic bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
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