SHARMA Nilakanta

Date of Birth: 2 May 1995

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.60/5'2''

Place of birth: IMPHAL

Birth Country:

India

Place of residence : MUMBAI

Residence Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Men IND India	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M02 NZL New Zealand 2 IND India 3	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M07 IND India 1 AUS Australia 7	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M14 IND India 3 ESP Spain 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M21 IND India 3 ARG Argentina 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M27 JPN Japan 3 IND India 5	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Quarter-final #M33 IND India 3 GBR Great Britain 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Semi-final #M36 IND India 2 BEL Belgium 5	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Bronze Medal Match #M37 GER Germany 4 IND India 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2018	Bhubaneswar, IND

FIH Pro League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2020

Junior World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2016	Lucknow, IND

Occupation:

Athlete, Railway Worker, Technician

Languages spoken:

Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy [India]

Graham Reid [national], AUS

Position style:

Midfielder (sportsbeatsindia.com, 27 Nov 2019)

2017 for India Against Belgium, in Boom, Belgium (indiatoday.intoday.in, 11 Aug 2017)

He began playing at age eight at the Posterior Hockey Academy in Manipur, India. In 2011 he joined the Bhopal Hockey Academy through which he got a chance to attend his first national camp. (telegraphindia.com, 06 Jan 2017)

"Hockey was very famous in my village. So I started paying after watching my brothers play and I got into a local club." (sportscafe.in, 30 Oct 2019)

His former coach at junior level, Cody Tribe. (telegraphindia.com, 06 Jan 2017)

General Interest

General
LEARNING FROM MISTAKES
He was not selected for the national team at several tournaments in 2018, and used his time away from the team to improve his game. "We also get to learn a lot once we are out of the team. When I see a junior player playing in place of me, I try to improve and rectify my mistakes. I also talk to the coach regarding that. One needs to ensure a lot of other aspects when one is out of the team. We need to maintain the same while you are not in the team. We need to keep on fighting to maintain our place in the team." (sportscafe.in, 30 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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