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Gagan Ajit Singh is one of the mainstays of the present Indian hockey team. Born on December 9, 1980, at Ferozepore, Punjab, Gagan Ajit developed a passion for the game at an early age since both his father, Ajit Singh, and uncle, Harmik Singh, were former Olympians of repute.
A fleet-footed centre-forward, Gagan Ajit made his first impression on the national circuit scoring a record 27 goals in the 1997 Junior Nationals for the Air-India Academy. Carrying on the good work, he also emerged as the highest scorer for Air-India in the all-India Gurmit Singh tournament and the Jawaharlal Nehru tournament in 1997.
Riding on this goal-spree Gagan earned his place in the national team and promptly announced his arrival at the big stage by scoring in his debut match against Trinidad & Tobago at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Since then Gagan Ajeet has become a regular feature in the Indian frontline.
In 2001, Gagan Ajit led the Indian junior squad to a fabulous triumph at the Junior World Cup held at Hobart, Australia. Gagan was named in the All-Asian men's hockey team in 2002 after the 14th Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea.
Gagan Ajit was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2003.
