Bhajan Kaur

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Bhajan Kaur
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 18)
Sport
Sport Archery
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's team recurve

Bhajan Kaur (born 26 August 2005) is an Indian archer from Haryana, supported by OGQ. She was selected for the Indian Archery team for the recurve events at the 2022 Asian Games at 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 Vietnam 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 will represent India at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games at Paris. [7]

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Early life

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

Career

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