Jasvir Singh (kabaddi)
![]() Jasvir Singh (on the left) | |||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Nawab | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||
Citizenship | Indian | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Panipat, Haryana, India | 4 April 1984||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
Early life[]
He was born on 4 April 1984 in Panipat, Haryana, India.
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.[citation needed]
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.
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Indian kabaddi players
- Asian Games medalists in kabaddi
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Kabaddi players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Kabaddi players from Haryana
- People from Panipat district
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award