Harpal Singh , more commonly known as Pala , (born 11 October, 1983) is an Sikh Hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

sportsman. He is currently in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n Hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

team.He is a Sabat Sikh as appears in the sikhism articles.

Career

Harpal was stick to playing hockey from his childhood as his father was serious about this so he got selected in Namdhari

Namdhari

Namdhari are a sect of Sikhism. The main difference between Namdhari Sikhs and mainstream Sikhs is their belief in Jagjit Singh as their living Guru...

 Hockey

Hockey

Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...

 Academy and started his career with Rajinder Singh Jr.

Rajinder Singh Jr.

Sir Rajinder Singh Jr. Best Known as Rajinder Sir by field hockey players, is field hockey Coach and player of Indian field hockey.-Birth and Life:...

 as coach. He made his first break in International games in Hydrabad in year2003.,Pala played Champions Trophy in Lahore in December 2004.He played in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 series in September/October 2004, played in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in January 2004 at Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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.Harpal Had a tour to Australia in April 2004, Ireland

Ireland

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 and Germany

Germany

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 respectively in July and August 2004 and also played in test series in India against Spain (November 2004) and with Netherlands

Netherlands

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 (February 2004). ,

Also see

• Rajinder Singh Jr.
  Rajinder Singh Jr.
  Sir Rajinder Singh Jr. Best Known as Rajinder Sir by field hockey players, is field hockey Coach and player of Indian field hockey.-Birth and Life:...