Harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet Singh (born 6 January 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Indian national team.He was named in the Indian squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.Harmanpreet Singh was the member of Junior Hockey World Cup 2016 champions squad. Harmanpreet was born on 6 January 1996 in the outskirts of Amritsar. Since childhood, he had a keen interest in hockey. He has claimed that his work on the field has contributed to his ability to play the game of hockey brilliantly. When he was 15-years old, he joined Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar with the hopes of becoming a forward. However, his fate had decided something else.

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