October 19, 2023
Bhajan Kaur Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More
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Age: 19 Years Marital Status: Unmarried Hometown: Sirsa, Haryana
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Profession | Archer |
| Famous for | Winning bronze medal in women’s team recurve event at Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 170 cm in meters– 1.70 m in feet & inches– 5’ 7” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Cricket | |
| Medals | • 2022: Bronze in women’s team recurve event at Asian Games
• 2023: Bronze in the recurve team event at the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Paris, France • 2023: Bronze in the Youth World Championships in Limerick |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 26 August 2004 (Friday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 19 Years |
| Birthplace | Ellenabad, Sirsa, Haryana |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Sirsa, Haryana |
| School | Nachiketan Public School, Ellenabad, Haryana |
| College/University | Chandigarh University, Ajitgarh, Punjab |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | N/A |
| Parents | Father– Bhagwan Singh (farmer) Mother– Name Not Known (homemaker) |
| Siblings | Brother– 1 Sister– 1 |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Bhajan Kaur
- Bhajan Kaur is an Indian athlete who plays archery. She gained prominence for winning a bronze medal in the women’s team recurve event at the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou.
- Bhajan was born in a Jat family in Haryana.
- When she was in class 8, a senior in her school forgot her bow in the school and her teacher asked her to use the bow. When she bowed, the teachers were impressed by the shot and that is when she began her archery journey.
- In an interview, she said that when she told her parents that she wanted to learn archery, they were very happy but at the same time, they were tensed because they knew they could not afford archery set due to the financial condition of the family. However, her father took loans and bought her a kit for Rs. 25,000.
- Before trying her hands in archery, she used to play shotput. In an interview, while talking about this, she said,
I tried shot-put for about a year but there was little success and then I was selected during a trial at the Asian Games. I’m in love with the sport now. The pressure situation brings out the best in me and I’m grateful to have seniors like Ankita and Simranjeet guiding me all the way.”
- In 2019, she bagged a gold medal in the team event at the National Games.
- She won a gold medal in the team event at the National Games in Andhra Pradesh in 2020.
- In 2020, she took part in the National Games in Maharashtra and won gold in the team event and silver in the individual event.
- She won a gold medal in the National Games held in Jharkhand and won a gold medal in the individual event in 2020.
- In 2022, she took part in the National Championship held in Alwar and won the gold medal in the team event, silver in the mixed team event and gold in the individual event.
- She was ranked 3rd in the Senior National Championship 2022 in Jammu and also won a gold medal in individual for the Haryana team.
- In 2022, she won two silver medals in the mixed team event and individual event respectively.
- In 2022, she bagged two bronze medals in the National Games.
Bhajan Kaur posing with two bronze medals in the National Games
- She won a silver medal in the National Ranking Archery Tournament in Maharashtra in 2022.
Bhajan Kaur after winning silver medal in the National Ranking Archery Tournament in Maharashtra
- In 2022, she bagged gold in the sub-junior girls recurve categories at the 1st NTPC National Ranking Archery Tournament at Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad.
- In 2022, she won a gold and two silver medals in the Asia Cup in Iraq.
- In April 2023, she participated in the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey and reached the semi-finals.
- On 21 April 2023, she surpassed the topper Aljendra Valencia 6–5 in the quarterfinals.
- In June 2023, she was on the list of top 10 at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 held in Medellin, Colombia.
- In July 2023, she took part in the Youth and Cadet World Championship in Limerick and won a bronze medal. In the tournament, she defeated Su Hsin-Yu of Chinese Taipei 7-1 in the U-21 women’s recurve individual section.
Bhajan Kaur posing with bronze medal in the Youth and Cadet World Championship
- In 2023, she won a gold medal at the NTPC Senior National Archery Championship.
Bhajan Kaur posing with gold medal in the NTPC Senior National Archery Championship
- She won a bronze medal along with Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur in the Women’s team recurve event at the 2022 Asian Games. The trio defeated the Vietnam team 6-2 in the bronze-medal play-off.
- Her younger brother also practises archery and has won a silver medal in the U-9.