Jasvir Singh (born 4 April 1984) is an Indian professional Kabaddi player. He was a member of the India national kabaddi team that won Asian Games Gold medal in 2014 and World Cup in 2016.[1][2] He hails from Panipat and serves in the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).[3] He serves as fire safety officer.
 Jasvir Singh (on the left) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Nawab | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Indian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1984 Panipat, Haryana, India | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Kabaddi Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007-present | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Kabaddi | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Raider | |||||||||||||||||
| Kabaddi | Pro Kabaddi League | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jaipur Pink Panthers(2014-2018) Tamil Thalaivas(2018-present) | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | India national kabaddi team | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kasinatha Baskaran Balwan Singh | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editPro Kabaddi League
editHe played for Jaipur Pink Panthers in the Pro Kabaddi League in season 5.[4][5] In season 6, he played for Tamil Thalaivas.[citation needed]
World Cup 2016 and Awards
editJasvir Singh was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup. He awarded the Arjuna award in 2017 For his excellence in the game of Kabbadi.
References
edit- ^ "Asian Games 2014: Indian men win seventh kabaddi gold". IBNLive.com. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Kabaddi World Cup :: India Kabaddi Team Profile - Information About Team India". Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Roy, Dhananjay (3 October 2016). "Kabaddi World Cup: With scorpion kick, Jasvir Singh ready to sting". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "5 kabaddi players who you would gladly go to war with". 5 August 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Pro Kabaddi League: Jasvir Singh fights injury to help Jaipur Pink Panthers thrash Bengaluru Bulls". 20 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.