Gurjit Kaur a woman from Punjab who has been selected for the India women’s hockey team. She is the only girl from Punjabi state who is going to play for Tokyo Olympics. As of now Tokyo Olympics in the news these days which will be held from July 24 to August 6, 2021, at Seaside Park.
Gurjit Kaur Hockey
Gurjit Kaur was born on October 25, 1995, in the village of Miadi Kalan in Amritsar, Punjab to parents Satnam Singh and Harjinder Kaur. She has an elder sister Pradeep Kaur.
Her parents always sent their two daughters to a private school in village Ajnala to ensure quality education in a private school instead of the local Ajnala.
As traveling was not practical, the two daughters were sent to a boarding school in Kairon, Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in 2006, 70 km away. She later moved to Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar to continue her studies. Training, where he seriously practiced drag-flicking. She was later posted as Junior Clerk, Indian Railways, Allahabad.
| Full Name | Gurjit Kaur |
| Born | 1995 |
| Birthplace | Miadi Kalan, Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Height | 1.67 m |
| Position | Defender, Drag Flicker |
Career
Gurjit Kaur got her first chance to play for the Indian country when she was invited to the Senior National Camp in 2014. However, she was not selected in the team.
But after a gap of 3 years, in 2017, she became a permanent member of the Indian women’s hockey team. After that in her village, all her family members were quite happy. But this was not her moment in Gurjit life.
She then played in the Test series in Canada in March 2017, the Hockey World League Round 2 in April 2017, and the Hockey World League semifinals in July 2017. She got better at drag flicking, which improved her game.
Gurjit was popularly recognized with her name was mentioned in the 2017 Asia Cup, in which the Indian team emerged as the champions of the continent and as a result qualified for a place in the 2018 Hockey World Cup in London.
She finished the tournament as the third-highest scorer with 8 goals and was also the top scorer for the Indian team. Not only that, the star drag-flicker made an impressive performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
Although India could not finish a podium at number four, they caught everyone’s attention when they scored two penalty corner goals against Malaysia in the second pool.
Personality
If we talk about her personality, her coaches identify this star performer as a powerful woman. Who has always been a very keen learner?
Former India drag-flicker Jugraj Singh, who had worked with the Indian women’s team for a brief while even as he assisted the men’s team, says Gurjit has all the components that make her a good flicker.
