Navjot Kaur
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Navjot Kaur (born 10 February 1990) is an Indian wrestler. She is currently being supported by JSW Sport under the Sports Excellence Programme.[1]
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]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
The Pro Wrestling League is scheduled to be held from 10 to 27 December across 6 cities.[8]
Other titles
- Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2010 - 6th place[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "JSW Sports Excellence Program Wrestling". www.jsw.in. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 -Navjot Kaur Profile". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Navjot Navjot Kaur Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "JSW bag Narsingh at Pro Wrestling League auction - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2 November 2015.