Jarmanpreet Singh

Jarmanpreet Singh
Personal information
Born	18 July 1996 (age 28); Amritsar, Punjab, India
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Income Tax
Senior career
Years	Team
	Railway Sports Promotion Board
2024–present	Delhi SG Pipers
	Hockey Punjab
National team
Years	Team
2013–2014	India U21
2018–	India
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing India
Olympic Games
Asian Games
Champions Trophy
Asian Champions Trophy
Commonwealth Games

Jarmanpreet Singh (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He is selected in the Indian team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which is his debut Olympics.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Singh is from Amritsar, Punjab. Earlier, he played for Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments. But later joined Income Tax department.^[3]

Career

Singh was part of the Indian junior team at the Junior World Cup 2016.^[1] He was banned for two years in 2016 as he failed a dope test after he took a painkiller prescribed by his doctor for back pain.^[1]^[4]

He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda where India won the silver medal.^[5] He was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Five Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Paris 2024". The Times of India. 26 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "Hockey player Jarmanpreet puts behind dark memories of doping ban, gears up for Olympics debut". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ Veerappa, Manuja (31 May 2018). "Jarmanpreet endures dope ban, makes it to Indian hockey team". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ PTI (12 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Defender Jarmanpreet, who once served doping ban, geared up for Olympics debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

External links

Jarmanpreet Singh at Hockey India

[:0-1] "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[2] "Five Olympic debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Paris 2024". The Times of India. 26 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[3] "Hockey player Jarmanpreet puts behind dark memories of doping ban, gears up for Olympics debut". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[4] "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[5] Veerappa, Manuja (31 May 2018). "Jarmanpreet endures dope ban, makes it to Indian hockey team". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

[6] "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[7] PTI (12 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Defender Jarmanpreet, who once served doping ban, geared up for Olympics debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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