Since her debut in opposition to Malaysia in 2014, Gurjit Kaur has proven grit and dedication to develop into a significant participant within the Indian staff. Her targets have contributed to large victories for the staff in recent times, most notably so on the ninth Ladies’s Asia Cup in 2017, Japan the place she scored a complete of eight targets, ending because the match’s third-highest goal-scorer.
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Gurjit Kaur went on to contribute within the staff’s Silver Medal win on the Ladies’s Asian Champions Trophy in 2018. She was instrumental in India’s maiden quarterfinal on the FIH Ladies’s World Cup London in 2018, in addition to India’s historic Silver Medal in Asian Video games 2018.
She was additionally a part of the squad that notched up notable wins within the Commonwealth Video games 2018 however missed out on a Medal.
Congratulating Gurjit on attaining 100 worldwide caps, Gyanendro Ningombam, President, Hockey India stated, “I congratulate Gurjit Kaur on attaining this glorious milestone. She has grown to develop into one of many most interesting drag-flickers on the planet and I consider she’s going to proceed to develop in her position as a defender/drag-flicker for the staff. I want her the perfect as she together with the staff continues to attain one of the best outcomes for India in world hockey.”
In 2019, she was the main purpose scorer on the FIH Ladies’s Collection Closing held at Hiroshima, Japan in 2019 the place the staff gained the Gold and she or he additionally took half within the 2019 Olympic Qualifiers in Bhubaneswar the place India beat USA 6-5 in purpose combination.
The 26-year-old from Punjab was instrumental in India’s fourth-place end on the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. She scored the lone purpose in opposition to Australia within the Quarterfinals the place India gained 1-0, creating historical past by coming into the semi-finals of the Olympic Video games for the very first time.
Other than scoring a purpose within the semi-final in opposition to Argentina, Gurjit additionally scored two targets within the bronze medal match in opposition to Nice Britain. Her effective efficiency additionally noticed her being chosen because the FIH Ladies’s Participant of the 12 months award 2020-2021.
Trying again on the journey thus far with the Indian Ladies’s Hockey Staff, Gurjit stated, “I’m very lucky to have come into the Indian Staff. We have been already on the cusp of rising in our performances on the world stage and I really feel very lucky to have gotten this chance to play in a few of India’s effective victories. I thank my teammates for being extraordinarily supportive all these years and I additionally thank the seniors within the staff for guiding me.”
“I thank the coaches I’ve labored with thus far, it is usually their efforts that make me a greater participant right now. I additionally thank Hockey India for offering ladies’s hockey one of the best coaching program, amenities and alternatives. We’re additionally very lucky to have the help of hockey followers who’ve given us a lot love and help previously few years,” she added.