Baljeet Kaur

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Baljeet Kaur
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Personal information
Born (2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 (age 23)
Punjab, India
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Indian Oil Corporation
Senior career
YearsTeam
Hockey Punjab
Indian Oil Corporation
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
India U21
2022– India 26 (0)
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.

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Career

Baljeet played at 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 [3] 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. [4] 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]

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References

  1. "Baljeet Kaur Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. 1 2 "Hockey Punjab". 2021-03-04. Archived from the original on 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2023-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Olympedia – Baljeet Kaur". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. [https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1053959586594533376?lang=en