Nilakanta Sharma

Nilakanta Sharma
Personal information
Full name Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma
Born (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 29)
Imphal East, Manipur, India
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club India Youth Affairs and Sports Manipur
Senior career
Years Team
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
Railway Sports Promotion Board
India Youth Affairs and Sports Manipur
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2017– India 133 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2018 Muscat
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chennai
Gold medal – first place 2024 Hulunbuir Team
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lucknow
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuantan

Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma (born 2 May 1995)[2] is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.

He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. And Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[3]

Career

Hailing from Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai in Imphal East, Nilakanta started playing hockey in 2003. He played for Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur until 2011 when he switched to Bhopal Hockey Academy. He was selected for the national junior team for the 2014 Sultan of Johor Cup[4] and drafted by the Dabang Mumbai franchise of the Hockey India League.[5]

References

  1. ^ "SHANGLAKPAM Nilakanta". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ Mehta, Rutvick (8 December 2016). "Know Indian Junior men's hockey team". DNA India. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Nilakanta selected for Jr Hockey team". E-Pao!. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ Sapam, Robert (6 January 2017). "Nilakanta eyes senior show - Hockey player upbeat". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.


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