Bhajan Kaur Paris Olympics 2024, Archery: Know Your Olympian
Paris Olympics: Indian archer Bhajan Kaur (Instagram)
Bhajan Kaur Profile Archery Paris Olympics 2024 Women’s individual, Women’s team
Bhajan Kaur is set to make her Olympic debut at the age of 18. The talented archer from Haryana was in school when Deepika Kumari first featured at the Summer Olympics in 2012. Now after 12 years, Kaur will represent the Indian women’s archery team on the biggest stage. When her school was looking for an under-14 girl archer, a teacher asked Kaur to give it a try. That’s when she first started practising recurve archery and impressed the seniors with her dedication. Kaur was selected at the Tata Archery Academy. She has been practising there for more than three years now. She has also trained under Korean coach Lim Chae Woong at an academy in Jamshedpur where she met Purnima Mahato. Kaur has so far won several national and international archery competitions. She was part of the Indian contingent that featured at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Bhajan Kaur had won a gold medal at the Final Olympic Qualifier held in Antalya, Turkey earlier this year. She got the better of top-seeded Mobina Fallah from Iran 6-2 (28-26, 29-29, 29-26, 29-29) to clinch the prized medal.
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Age – 18
Sports/Discipline – Archery
Working Ranking – 45 (RW)
First Olympic Games – Paris 2024
Major Achievements
- Asian Games – Bronze in women’s team – 2022
- Asian Grand Prix Circuit – 2 Gold in women’s team – 2022, 2024 and Silver in women’s individual & team– 2022
- World Cup Stage – 2 Bronze in women’s team – 2023, 2024
Paris Olympics Qualification
Bhajan Kaur claimed an individual quota for the Paris Olympics by winning gold at the Archery in Paris Final Olympic Qualifier held in Turkey. While former No. 1 Deepika Kumari faced an early exit, Kaur crushed top-seed Mobina Fallah in the final without dropping a set. Kaur earned a dominant 6-2 victory over the Iranian to book her ticket to the French capital.
Recent Performances
After securing her berth at the Paris Olympics, Bhajan Kaur featured at the Archery World Cup Stage 3. She beat Penny Healy 7-3 in the first round but lost to Zana Pintaric to finish at the 17th place.
Event Date and Time
Women’s Individual Ranking Round– July 25, 1:00 PM IST
Women’s Team All Rounds– July 28, 1:00 PM – 8:40 PM IST
