Navjot Kaur

Navjot Kaur
Personal information
Born (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990
Tarn Taran, Punjab, India[1]
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2013 Ulanbaatar67kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Bishkek65kg
Silver medal – second place2013 New Delhi67kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Tashkent67kg
Asian Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 Ashgabat69kg
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow69kg

Navjot Kaur (born 10 February 1990) is an Indian freestyle wrestler.[2] She is the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Championships 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. Retrieved 6 April 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 -Navjot Kaur Profile". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 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. 3 March 2018.
  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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