Bhajan Kaur Explained

Bhajan Kaur
Nationality:Indian
Birth Date:26 August 2005
Birth Place:Ellenabad, Haryana, India
Sport:Archery
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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

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

2024 Summer Olympics

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]

Notes and References

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

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