Nilakanta Sharma

Nilakanta Sharma
Personal information
Full name	Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma
Born	2 May 1995 (age 29); Imphal East, Manipur, India
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
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
2017–	India
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing India
Olympic Games
Asian Games
Commonwealth Games
Asian Champions Trophy
Junior World Cup
Junior Asia Cup

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

^ "SHANGLAKPAM Nilakanta". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ Mehta, Rutvick (8 December 2016). "Know Indian Junior men's hockey team". DNA India. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^ "Nilakanta selected for Jr Hockey team". E-Pao!. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
^ 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.