Raj Kaur is an Indian professional
archer. She won the
bronze medal
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in the women's compound division at the 2019
World Archery Championships held from 10 June to 16 June in 2019 at
's-Hertogenbosch
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,
Netherlands. The Indian women's compound team of
Muskan Kirar
Muskan Kirar (born 2001) is an Indian archer. She won the gold medal in the women's compound final event at the Archery Asia Cup, stage-1 competition in Bangkok on 7 March 2018. She beat Malaysian archeSazatul Nadhirah Zakaria by 139-136. Mu ...
,
Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Jyothi Surekha Vennam is an Indian compound archer. She has won multiple gold medals in the compound archery event at the Archery World Cup, World Archery Championships and Asian Games. In 2023, she became the first Indian archer to win a gold ...
, and Raj Kaur defeated
Turkey by 229-226.
She has also participated in Asian Games.
Early life
Raj Kaur lives in
Amritsar
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...
,
Punjab. She left
Border Security Force and presently working as police constable in
Punjab police. Her father Mr. Inderjeet is also working as constable in Punjab police.
See also
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Indian Archers
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Muskan Kirar
Muskan Kirar (born 2001) is an Indian archer. She won the gold medal in the women's compound final event at the Archery Asia Cup, stage-1 competition in Bangkok on 7 March 2018. She beat Malaysian archeSazatul Nadhirah Zakaria by 139-136. Mu ...
*
Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Jyothi Surekha Vennam is an Indian compound archer. She has won multiple gold medals in the compound archery event at the Archery World Cup, World Archery Championships and Asian Games. In 2023, she became the first Indian archer to win a gold ...
References
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Indian female archers
1991 births
Living people