Simranjit Kaur

Simranjit Kaur Baatth (born 1995) is an Indian amateur boxer from Punjab, India.[1] She has represented India internationally since 2011. Kaur won a bronze medal for India at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. She was a part of the Indian women's boxing contingent and won a gold medal at the Ahmet Comert International Boxing Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey in the 64 kg category.[2] Baatth is the first female boxer from Punjab to participate in the Olympics. Simranjit won silver at the 2019 Asian Championships and bronze at the 2018 World Championships.[3] She won gold medal at the Cologne Boxing World Cup in Germany.[4]

Simranjit Kaur
Personal information
Full nameSimranjit Kaur Baatth
NationalityIndian
Born (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995
Chakar, Punjab, India
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight welterweight
Coached byRamanand
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  India
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 New DelhiLight welterweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 BangkokLight welterweight
Bronze medal – third place2021 DubaiLightweight

Early life

Kaur was born on 10 July 1995 to Kamal Jeet Singh and Rajpal Kaur in Chakar, Punjab, India.[1] Her father who worked at a local grocery store died due to a heart attack in July 2018.[5] Kaur was encouraged by her mother to pursue boxing after her elder siblings were also into boxing.[6]

Boxing career

In 2011, Kaur won a bronze medal at the 6th Junior Women National Boxing Championship in Patiala.[1]

In 2012, she won a bronze and a silver medal at the 4th Inter-Zonal Women National Boxing Championship in Vishakhapatnam and at the 8th Junior Women National Boxing Championship in Patiala.[1]

In 2015, she won a bronze medal at the 16th Senior (Elite) Women National Boxing Championship in New Bongaigaon, Guwahati.[1]

In 2018, she won gold at the Ahmet Comert International Boxing Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey in the 64 kg category, along with Monika and Bhagyabati Kachari who also won a gold medal in the 48 kg and 81 kg respectively.[2]

Kaur was a part of the 10-members Indian squad at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, held at New Delhi, India and led by Mary Kom.[7] and she went on to win the bronze medal at the Light welterweight category for India.[8]

In 2019, Kaur won a gold medal in the 23rd President's Cup International Boxing Tournament held at Labuan Baju, Indonesia.[9]

Simranjit kaur defeated Raykhona Kodirova of Uzbekistan 4–1 at Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai.[10]

Simranjit Kaur clinched silver after losing her final bout in the women's lightweight (57–60 kg) division at the Asian boxing Olympic qualifiers in Amman, Jordan in March 2020 to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.[11]

References
  1. "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. "Boxers Simranjit Kaur, Monika, Bhagyabati Kachari clinch three gold medals at Ahmet Comert Tournament - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. "Don't worry about anything, just focus on upcoming Olympics: Punjab CM to Simranjit Kaur". India Today. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "Boxer Simranjit Kaur returns from Europe with gold and better defense". timesofindia. 24 December 2020.
  5. "Boxer Simranjit Kaur in dire need of a job". timesofindia. 14 January 2020.
  6. "Women's World Boxing C'ship in Numbers: Simranjit Kaur". The Bridge. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. "Mary Kom named brand ambassador of 2018 Women's World Boxing Championships". India Today. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. "Sonia To Vie For Women's World Boxing Championships Gold, Bronze For Simranjit Kaur". sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  9. "Ludhiana girl Simranjit Kaur wins gold at international boxing tournament". Tribune India. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. "Asian Boxing Championships: Field day for Indian pugilists, assures four more medals". India Today. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. "SIMRANJIT KAUR WINS SILVER AT THE ASIAN BOXING OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS". olympicchannel.com/. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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