Abhishek Nain (born 15 August 1999) is an Indian

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who plays as a

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. He is a part of the

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since 2022. Nain plays for Rarh Bengal Tigers in the

Hockey India League Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. It is organized by Hockey India, the governing body for the sport in India. It is considered one of the major sports leagues of the country. It was founded in 2013 as a part ...

Early life

Nain was born on 15 August 1999 in

Sonipat Sonipat is a planned industrial city and administrative headquarter in Sonipat district of Haryana state of India. It comes under the National Capital Region and is around from New Delhi. It lies 214 km (128 miles) southwest of Chandigar ...

to mother Soorat Devi and father Satnarayan Nain, who is a special police officer. He has an elder brother named Ashish. Nain first started playing the sport of hockey when he was in third grade.

Career

Nain made his international debut for in Feb 2022 at the 2021–22 Pro League. He was a part of the team that won the gold medal at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially the 19th Asian Games () and also known as Hangzhou 2022 ( zh, c=, s=杭州2022, labels=no), were a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The ...

. He was a part of the bronze medal winning team at the

2024 Paris Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

. Nain was also a part of the team that won the 2024 Asian Champions Trophy. He was the second most expensive player at

auctions for the 2024–25 season. Rarh Bengal Tigers bought him for ₹72 lakhs.

Awards and nominations

References

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Hockey India Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the ...

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Abhishek Nain
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nain, Abhishek 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Sonipat Indian male field hockey players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Field hockey players from Haryana Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for India Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games silver medallists in field hockey 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for India Olympic medalists in field hockey Recipients of the Arjuna Award