Baljeet Kaur

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Baljeet Kaur
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Baljeet at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 (age 24)
Punjab, India
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career
YearsTeam
Hockey Punjab
Indian Oil Corporation
2025– Odisha Warriors
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
India U21
2022– India 38 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Ranchi
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Team

Baljeet Kaur (born 22 March 2001) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. [1] She hails from Punjab. [2] She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays as a midfielder. She played for Odisha Warriors in the inaugural women's Hockey India League. [3]

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Career

Baljeet is from Tarn Taran Sahib, Tarn Taran district, Punjab. [4] She played the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021 at Potchefstroom, South Africa where India got 4th position. She was part of the team that played at the FIH Hockey5s 3rd Youth Olympics Games 2018 [5] in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where India bagged a silver medal. After the Games, on 21 October 2018, prime minister Narender Modi wished her on Twitter. [6]

She made her senior India debut in June 2022 at the 2021-2022 FIH Hockey Pro League. [7] She was also part of the Indian women's hockey tour of Australia in May 2023 as part of Indian team's preparation for Asian Games. In 2019, she was also part of the Junior Indian team's tour of Chile. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Baljeet Kaur Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Hockey Punjab". 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Baljeet Kaur - Hockey India League - Hockey India". hockeyindialeague.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hockey: Baljeet Kaur's speedy rise from Tarn Taran to India's squad for Olympic qualifiers, with help from a former World Cupper". The Indian Express. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Baljeet Kaur". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ↑ [https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1053959586594533376?lang=en
  7. ↑ "KAUR Baljeet | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
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