Ajmina Kujur

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Ajmina Kujur
Personal information
Full name Ajmina Kujur
Born (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22)
Panposh, Sundergarh, Odisha, India
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Indian Oil Corportation Limited
Senior career
YearsTeam
Indian Oil Corportation Limited
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 India U21 14 (0)

Ajmina Kujur (born 9 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player from Odisha. [1] [2] She plays as a midfielder. [3] She plays for Indian Oil Corporation in the domestic tournaments and for the India hockey team in Hockey5s team.

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Early life

Ajmina hails from Panposh, near Rourkela, in Sundergarh district. She received an award of Rs.12,50,000 from Odisha government for playing for the Indian women's hockey team. [4]

Career

She made her debut for India under-21 team in February 2019 at Lucknow against France. [5] Then she played the 4 Nations Junior Women Invitational Tournament at Dublin in June 2019 and later played the 3 Nations Invitational Tournament in Canberra, Australia in December 2019. Her big moment came when she represented the country in the Junior World Cup in April 2022 at Potchefstroom, South Africa. Later, she also represented India in the Hockey5s tournaments starting with Hero Hockey5s tournament in Lausanne in June 2022. [6] Then she played in the Women's Hockey5s Asia Cup at Salalah, Oman in August 2023. In January 2024, she was part of the Indian team at the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup held in Muscat, Oman. [7] She was also in the National Camp probables in October 2023. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kujur Ajmina | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Ajmina Kujur". orisports.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ajmina Kujur Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  4. ↑ Swaminathan, Swaroop (2024-02-20). "TNIE Impact: Odisha govt officials 'assure' land to international hockey medallist Jyoti". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  5. ↑ Pioneer, The. "4 from Odisha in Indian squad". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  6. ↑ ANI (2022-06-04). "FIH Hockey 5s: Indian women's hockey team go down against Uruguay, Poland". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Hockey5s World Cup: Mariana Kujur and Deepika Soreng lead India to victory over USA". The Times of India. 2024-01-25. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  8. ↑ PTI. "Ahead of Women's ACT, Hockey India announces 34-member probable group for national camp". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
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