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{{Short description|Indian archer}}
'''Bhajan Kaur''' (born 26 August 2005) in a [[Jat]] family. Is an [[List of Indian archers|Indian archer]] from [[Haryana]]. She is named in the Indian Archery team for the recurve events at the 2022 [[Asian Games]] at [[Hangzhou]], [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2023-full-list-of-634-indian-athletes-who-will-take-part-in-hangzhou-event-13042652.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-02 |title=India make quarters in all six team events; campaign ends in women's individual recurve section |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/asian-games-india-men-women-mixed-archery-teams-qualify-for-compound-recurve-archery-quarterfinals/articleshow/104099910.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-03 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> Along with [[Ankita Bhakat]] and [[Simranjeet Kaur]], she won the [[Archery at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's team recurve|Women's team recurve]] event bronze medal for India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-10-06 |title=Asian Games 2023: India wins Bronze in Archery Recurve Women’s Team event |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/asian-games/india-bronze-archery-recurve-womens-team-asian-games-2023-ankita-bhakat-bhajan-simranjeet-kaur/article67387344.ece |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> The Indian trio defeated Vietnam team 6-2 in the bronze-medal play-off.<ref>{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2023-10-06 |title=Asian Games {{!}} Indian women's recurve team wins bronze |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/asian-games-indian-womens-recurve-team-wins-bronze/article67387399.ece |access-date=2023-10-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-06 |title=Asian Games Day 13: India win bronze in women's recurve archery |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2023-india-medal-tally-result-scores-archery-hockey-wrestling-prannoy-badminton-13209712.html |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games 2023, Archery: Indian Women's Recurve team win bronze after beating Vietnam |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2023/story/asian-games-2023-archery-indian-womens-recurve-team-win-bronze-after-beating-vietnam-2445280-2023-10-06 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Bhajan hails from Haryana.

== Career ==

* 2023: In August, she was part of the Indian recurve team that won a bronze at the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Paris, France.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-17 |title=India claim recurve team bronze double {{!}} World Archery |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/news/201351/india-claim-recurve-team-bronze-double |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.worldarchery.sport |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-08-22 |title="This medal will give us confidence before Olympics" : Archery World Cup medallist Simranjeet Kaur |url=https://theprint.in/sport/this-medal-will-give-us-confidence-before-olympics-archery-world-cup-medallist-simranjeet-kaur/1726163/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2023: In July, she won a bronze at the Youth World Championships at Limerick. She defeated Su Hsin-Yu of Chinese Taipei 7-1 (28-25, 27-27, 29–25, 30–26) in the U-21 women's recurve individual section.<ref>{{Cite web |title=19-year-old archer Salunkhe becomes first Indian to win Youth World Championship in recurve category |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2023/jul/10/19-year-old-archer-salunkhe-becomes-first-indian-to-win-youth-world-championship-in-recurve-category-2593309.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* 2023: In June, she finished in the top-10 at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 held in Medellin, Colombia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-15 |title=World Cup Stage 3: Teen archer Bhajan Kaur grabs top-10 finish in women's recurve qualifiers |work=The Economic Times |url=https://timesofindia-indiatimes-com.translate.goog/sports/more-sports/others/world-cup-stage-3-teen-archer-bhajan-kaur-grabs-top-10-finish-in-womens-recurve-qualifiers/articleshow/101018170.cms?from=mdr&_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=hi&_x_tr_hl=hi&_x_tr_pto=tc |access-date=2023-10-03 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Scroll |date=2023-06-17 |title=Archery World Cup Medellin: Bhajan Kaur-Tushar Shelke reach recurve mixed team bronze medal match |url=https://scroll.in/field/1051076/archery-world-cup-medellin-bhajan-kaur-tushar-shelke-reach-recurve-mixed-team-bronze-medal-match |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-15 |title=World Cup Stage 3: Teen archer Bhajan Kaur grabs top-10 finish in women's recurve qualifiers |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/world-cup-stage-3-teen-archer-bhajan-kaur-grabs-top-10-finish-in-womens-recurve-qualifiers/articleshow/101018170.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-10-06 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* 2023: In April, she made it to the semifinals of the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Navneet |date=2023-04-21 |title=India’s teenage recurve archer Bhajan Kaur sails into Archery World Cup semis in Antalya |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/archery/news-india-s-teenage-recurve-archer-bhajan-kaur-sails-archery-world-cup-semis-antalya |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref> On April 21 in the quarterfinals, Bhajan toppled top seed Aljendra Valencia 6–5.

== References ==
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[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian female archers]]
[[Category:Archers from Haryana]]
[[Category:Archers at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in archery]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]

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Rohitkarki at 21:16, 6 October 2023