Manpreet Singh (field hockey) Manpreet Singh (field hockey) Manpreet Singh, full name Manpreet Singh Pawar (born 26 June 1992) is an Indian field hockey player and current captain of India men's national field hockey team since May 2017. He plays as a halfback. He first played for India in 2011 at the age of 19. He represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was named Asia's Junior Player of the Year in 2014. He was named in the Indian squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Manpreet Singh was born in a farming family in Mithapur village on outskirts of Jalandhar city of Punjab
Judo in India in the 2004 Sydney Olympics, on behalf of India. Ms. Kh. Tombi Devi & Ms. Diviya qualified for Beijing Olympics 2008. Mr. Sandeep Byala, Mr. Cawas Kersap Billimoria, Mr. Akram Shah, Ms. Angom Anita Chanu, Mr. Shyam Singh Shekhawat Mr. Narender Singh, Ms. Poonam Chopra, Khumujam Tombi Devi received the prestigious Arjuna Award for their exemplary performances. In London Olympics 2017, India's only qualifier Garima Chaudhary lost to Japanese Judoka, Yoshie Ueno in the women's 63 kg category elimination round. The Japanese team dominated the London Olympics 2017 in judo and they won the gold, silver and bronze medals. In