Bhajan Kaur (born 26 August 2005) in a Jat family. Is an Indian archer from Haryana. She is named in 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]
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.[7][8]
- 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.[9]
- 2023: In June, she finished in the top-10 at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 held in Medellin, Colombia.[10][11][12]
- 2023: In April, she made it to the semifinals of the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey.[13] On April 21 in the quarterfinals, Bhajan toppled top seed Aljendra Valencia 6–5.
References
- ↑ Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023. Firstpost(2023-08-26). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ India make quarters in all six team events; campaign ends in women's individual recurve section. The Economic Times(2023-10-02). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ Asian Games 2023: India wins Bronze in Archery Recurve Women’s Team event, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(2023-10-06). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ Asian Games | Indian women's recurve team wins bronze. The Hindu(2023-10-06). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ Asian Games Day 13: India win bronze in women's recurve archery. Firstpost(2023-10-06). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ Asian Games 2023, Archery: Indian Women's Recurve team win bronze after beating Vietnam. India Today. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ India claim recurve team bronze double | World Archery. www.worldarchery.sport(2023-08-17). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ "This medal will give us confidence before Olympics" : Archery World Cup medallist Simranjeet Kaur, ANI. ThePrint(2023-08-22). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ 19-year-old archer Salunkhe becomes first Indian to win Youth World Championship in recurve category. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ World Cup Stage 3: Teen archer Bhajan Kaur grabs top-10 finish in women's recurve qualifiers. The Economic Times(2023-06-15). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ Archery World Cup Medellin: Bhajan Kaur-Tushar Shelke reach recurve mixed team bronze medal match, Staff, Scroll. Scroll.in(2023-06-17). Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ World Cup Stage 3: Teen archer Bhajan Kaur grabs top-10 finish in women's recurve qualifiers. The Times of India(2023-06-15). Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ↑ India’s teenage recurve archer Bhajan Kaur sails into Archery World Cup semis in Antalya, Singh, Navneet. www.sportskeeda.com(2023-04-21). Retrieved 2023-10-03.