Rajwinder Kaur (field hockey, born 1998)

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Rajwinder Kaur
Personal information
Born (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 24)
Mugal Chak, Tarn Taran, Punjab, India
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Senior career
YearsTeam
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– India 4 (2)

Rajwinder Kaur (born 19 November 1998) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. [1] She hails from Punjab. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays as a forward.

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Early life

Rajwinder hails from a small village Mugal Chak in Naushehra Pannua taluk, near Tarn Taran in Punjab. [2] Her father is an auto-rickshaw driver and her mother is a home maker. She is the eldest daughter and has two younger sisters and a brother. She studied Sri Guru Arjun Dev Public School, where her seniors encouraged her in 2015 to take up hockey. [3]

Career

She made her Junior India debut in 2016 when she was selected for the Under-18 Asia Cup in Malaysia. [4] In 2017 she was called for the Senior India camp. [3] She was part of the Indian team that player the FIH Pro-League at Bhubaneswar in April 2022.

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References

  1. "Rajwinder Kaur Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  2. Sportstar, Team (2020-07-07). "Rani Rampal's success offers me hope - Rajwinder Kaur". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  3. 1 2 "Rani's struggle and rise as a player gives me hope: Rajwinder Kaur". The Times of India. 2020-07-07. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  4. IANS (2020-07-07). "Rani's struggle and rise as a player gives me hope: Rajwinder Kaur". www.thestatesman.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.