Navjot Kaur
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990
Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow67 kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Tashkent67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 New Delhi67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bishkek65 kg
Wrestling World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ulanbaatar67 kg

Navjot Kaur (born 10 February 1990 in a Sikh Jatt family) is an Indian wrestler. She represented India in the women's freestyle 67 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in which she won the bronze medal.[2] She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Championship gold medal.[3][4]

Career

2011 Asian Wrestling Championships

At the tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Navjot faced Banzyaragzh Oyunsuren of Mongolia in the semi-finals of the women's freestyle 67 kg category and lost 3:1. She then contested the bronze medal match against Yuanyuan Wang of China and won the bronze medal, beating her Chinese opponent 5:0.[5]

2013 Wrestling World Cup

In the Wrestling World Cup held in Ulan-Baatar, Mongolia, Navjot finished third and won the bronze medal in the women's freestyle 67 kg category.[6]

2013 Asian Wrestling Championships

At the tournament in New Delhi, India, Navjot faced Hyekung Ham of South Korea in the semi-finals of the women's freestyle 67 kg category and won 3:1. She then qualified for the gold medal bout against Nasanburmaa Ochirbat of Mongolia but lost 1:3 to settle for the silver medal.[7]

2014 Commonwealth Games

Competing in the women's freestyle 69 kg category, Navjot faced Dori Yeats of Canada in the semi-finals and lost 4:0 to her. But she was able to compete in the bronze medal bout and won the bronze medal, beating home favourite Sarah Jones of Scotland 4:0.[8]

Pro Wrestling League

Navjot is one of the two Indian female wrestlers bought by the Bangalore franchise (owned by JSW Sport) of the Pro Wrestling League.[9]

The Pro Wrestling League was scheduled to be held from 10 to 27 December across 6 cities.[10]

Other titles

  • Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2010 - 6th place[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navjot Kaur's family celebrates her achievement at her Tarn Taran home". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India (PTI). 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 -Navjot Kaur Profile". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Navjot Kaur: Asian Wrestling Championships: Navjot Kaur clinches gold, Sakshi Malik wins bronze | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Latest Current Affairs of India March 2018".
  5. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Navjot Navjot Kaur Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "JSW bag Narsingh at Pro Wrestling League auction - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pro Wrestling League: Yogeshwar Dutt gets Rs 39.7-lakh offer, Sushil Kumar Rs 38.2 lakh - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.


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