Bhajan Kaur

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Bhajan Kaur
Personal information
Nationality Indian
Born (2005-08-26) 26 August 2005 (age 19)
Ellenabad, Haryana, India
Sport
Sport Archery
Medal record
Women's recurve archery
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bangkok Team
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Limerick Individual

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]

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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]

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