Bhajan Kaur

Bhajan Kaur
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 19)
Ellenabad, Haryana, India
Sport
SportArchery
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bangkok Team
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Limerick Individual

Bhajan Kaur (born 26 August 2005) is an Indian archer from Haryana. She was selected for the Indian Archery team for the recurve events at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[1][2] Along with Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur, she won the Women's team recurve event bronze medal for India.[3] The Indian trio defeated the Vietnamese team 6–2 in the bronze-medal play-off.[4][5][6] On 16 June 2024, she won a gold in the final Olympic qualifier at Anatalya, Turkey. She represented India at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Paris.[7]

Early life

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Kaur hails from Ellenabad, Sirsa, Haryana. She did her schooling at Nachiketan Public School, Ellenabad.[8] She is supported by Olympic Gold Quest. Her father Bhagawan Singh is a farmer, and she has a brother and a sister.[9]

Career

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2024 Summer Olympics

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Kaur made her first Olympic appearance in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She progressed to the Women's Individual 1/8 Elimination Round. However, she lost 5-6 to Indonesia's Diananda Choirunisa in a Shoot-Off. Kaur advanced to the quarterfinals in the Women's Team, along with Ankita Bhakat and Deepika Kumari. However, the team lost to the Netherlands' team 0-6.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ "India make quarters in all six team events; campaign ends in women's individual recurve section". The Economic Times. 2 October 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ Sportstar, Team (6 October 2023). "Asian Games 2023: India wins Bronze in Archery Recurve Women's Team event". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ PTI (6 October 2023). "Asian Games | Indian women's recurve team wins bronze". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Asian Games Day 13: India win bronze in women's recurve archery". Firstpost. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Asian Games 2023, Archery: Indian Women's Recurve team win bronze after beating Vietnam". India Today. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Olympics archery: Bhajan Kaur wins gold as India bag women's individual quota". Hindustan Times. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Meet Bhajan Kaur - Can She Win for India at Olympics 2024?". India Sport Pulse. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ^ "धनुष दिलाने के लिए माता-पिता ने उधार लिए थे पैसे, जानें पेरिस ओलंपिक कोटा दिलाने वाली भजन कौर की दर्दभरी कहानी | archer bhajan kaur profile who got paris olympics 2024 quota". Patrika News (in Hindi). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ "India claim recurve team bronze double | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  11. ^ ANI (22 August 2023). ""This medal will give us confidence before Olympics" : Archery World Cup medallist Simranjeet Kaur". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  12. ^ "19-year-old archer Salunkhe becomes first Indian to win Youth World Championship in recurve category". The New Indian Express. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  13. ^ "World Cup Stage 3: Teen archer Bhajan Kaur grabs top-10 finish in women's recurve qualifiers". The Economic Times. 15 June 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  14. ^ Scroll Staff (17 June 2023). "Archery World Cup Medellin: Bhajan Kaur-Tushar Shelke reach recurve mixed team bronze medal match". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  15. ^ "World Cup Stage 3: Teen archer Bhajan Kaur grabs top-10 finish in women's recurve qualifiers". The Times of India. 15 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  16. ^ Singh, Navneet (21 April 2023). "India's teenage recurve archer Bhajan Kaur sails into Archery World Cup semis in Antalya". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  17. ^ Sandikar, Abhishek (3 August 2024). "Paris Olympics 2024: Bhajan Kaur loses against Diananda Choirunisa via shoot-off in RO16 clash". Sportstiger.com. Sports Tiger. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Kaur Bhajan". olympics.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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