Jasvir Singh (kabaddi)
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. He is one of the great players in Indian Kabaddi history.
 Jasvir Singh (on the left) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | 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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Pro Kabaddi League
He played for Jaipur Pink Panthers in the Pro Kabaddi League in season 5. [4][5] In season 6, he played for Tamil Thalaivas.
World Cup 2016 and Awards
Jasvir 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
- "Asian Games 2014: Indian men win seventh kabaddi gold". IBNLive.com. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- http://www.2016kabaddiworldcup.com/teams/12-India-teamprofile
- 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.
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