Rajwinder Kaur (field hockey, born 1998)
Personal information | |||
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Born | Mugal Chak, Tarn Taran, Punjab, India | 19 November 1998||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | |||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | India | 4 | (2) |
Rajwinder Kaur (born 19 November 1998) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team.[1] She hails from Punjab. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays as a forward.
Early life
[edit]Rajwinder hails from a small village Mugal Chak in Naushehra Pannua taluk, near Tarn Taran in Punjab.[2] Her father is an auto-rickshaw driver and her mother is a home maker. She is the eldest daughter and has two younger sisters and a brother. She studied Sri Guru Arjun Dev Public School, where her seniors encouraged her in 2015 to take up hockey.[3]
Career
[edit]She made her Junior India debut in 2016 when she was selected for the Under-18 Asia Cup in Malaysia.[4] In 2017 she was called for the Senior India camp.[3] She was part of the Indian team that player the FIH Pro-League at Bhubaneswar in April 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rajwinder Kaur Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2020-07-07). "Rani Rampal's success offers me hope - Rajwinder Kaur". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ a b "Rani's struggle and rise as a player gives me hope: Rajwinder Kaur". The Times of India. 2020-07-07. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ IANS (2020-07-07). "Rani's struggle and rise as a player gives me hope: Rajwinder Kaur". www.thestatesman.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.