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Bharat Chettri

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Bharat Chettri
Personal information
Born (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 44)
Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionGoalkeeper
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Services - -
2013–present Punjab Warriors 14 0
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2001–present India -
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2011 Ordos City
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiTeam
Bharat Chettri
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2026
ConstituencyKalimpong

Bharat Kumar Chettri (born 15 December 1981 in Kalimpong, West Bengal)[1] is an Indian former field hockey player[2] and politician. He played as a goalkeeper for the Indian national hockey team.[3]

Career

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Chettri's professional career in field hockey began after he joined the Sports Authority of India's Centre of Excellence in Bangalore in 1998.[1] He made his debut in international hockey in 2001 playing in the Prime Minister's Gold Cup tournament in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was first appointed the captain of the Indian national team in October 2011 for the four-nation Super Series and an international tournament in Australia.[4] He was the captain of the 18-member Indian squad at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, which won the bronze medal.[5] Chettri led the 16-member Indian hockey squad in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.[6]

Following poor performances at the Olympics, Chettri, Sandeep Singh and Shivendra Singh were dropped from the squad.[7]

Hockey India League

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In the auction of the first edition of the Hockey India League, Chettri was bought by Punjab Warriors for $19,000[8] with his base price being $18,500. He went unsold in the first round[9] and was bought in the second round of auction.

Political career

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He contested in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Kalimpong Assembly constituency.[10][11]

Awards

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  • Banga Ratna in 2015[12]
  • Banga Bibhushan in 2016[13]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Profile: Bharat Chetri". NDTV. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "I see a lot of potential in GTA, north Bengal region, says Bharat Chhetri". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Bag, Sanchita Aich (13 April 2023). "Siliguri: Richa Ghosh, Bharat Chhetri to get civic reception on April 22". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hockey India appoints Bharat Chhetri as captain for Australia tour". India Today. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "India grabs bronze at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup". NDTV Sports. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Chetri to lead Indian hockey team in Olympics". The Times of India. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Champions Trophy: Sandeep Singh, Bharat Chetri dropped from team". First Post (India). 5 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list". CNN-IBN. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Former captain Bharat Chettri goes unsold at HIL auction". The Times of India. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "BHARAT KUMAR CHETRI". myneta.info. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Olympian Bharat Chetri enters politics as BJP Kalimpong candidate faces stern test". The Telegraph. 22 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "AWARD SHOWER FOR NORTH SPORTSTARS AT UTTAR BANGA UTSAB Comments Feed". timesofnorth.
  13. ↑ "Former Indian skipper Bharat Chhetri proposes hill hockey academy". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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