Kamalpreet Kaur is an Indian athlete who competes in discus throw competitions. In 2021, she became the first Indian woman to clear the 65m hurdles and score 66.59m at the Indian Grand Prix-4 at NIS, Patiala.
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Kamalpreet Kaur was born on Monday, 4 March 1996 (age 26 years; as of 2022) in village Kabarwala, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Pisces. She did her 11th and 12th class from Dashmesh Girls Senior Secondary School, Badal, Punjab. He did his graduation from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab. While she was in school, her physical education coach pushed her to participate in athletics. She agreed to it and participated in various athletic events and won many awards. Initially, he started playing shot put and in 2014 he shifted his focus to discus throw.
Physical Appearance
Height: 6′ 1”
Weight: 106 kg
Eye colour: black
Hair Color: Black
Family
His father, Kuldeep Singh, is a farmer. Kaur lives in a joint family in her village in Punjab.
livelihood
After completing his schooling, he started his professional training in discus throw at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) center in his village. In 2016, she became the national champion in discus throw in the under-18 and under-20 categories. A year later, she competed at the World University Games held in Taipei, Taiwan, where she finished 5th. In 2017, she appeared for the Indian Railways clerical examination and passed it. Since the financial condition of his family was not good, getting a regular salary at that time was a great support for him. Talking about this in an interview, he said,
Sometimes the Punjab government would give cash awards for winning medals at the national level. But no regular support was received. You know my shoes also cost Rs 10,000. In 2017, I got the job of clerk in Railways. The salary was just Rs 21,000, but it came every month and was a big support.”
In 2018, she failed to participate in the Asian Games in Jakarta due to some glitches in her game. With his hard work and intensive training, he won the gold medal at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in 2019. During an interview, he talked about the championship saying,
My strategy was to give my best performance in the first throw itself and it worked for me. I can’t express in words how happy I feel now. Due to nervousness I could not sleep for the last three nights. Another change came when I got access to protein supplements to enhance performance. I would buy cheap because I couldn’t ask my father for more money.”
Kamalpreet Kaur in discus throw event
In 2019, he started receiving assistance from the ‘GoSports Foundation’. Talking about this in an interview he said,
Things got better in 2019 when GoSports Foundation started supporting me. They provided me with a nutritionist who gave me a monthly chart of what to eat and what not to eat. They were tracking how many calories I was burning during training and what I should be eating to compensate for those losses. My diet became more balanced. They also helped me with equipment related support like shoes. I just have to send them the bill and they will reimburse it to my account.”
In 2020, she broke the national record in the discus throw by scoring a mark of 65.06 meters at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala and qualified to participate in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. During an interview, he talked about qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. 2020, she said,
If the qualification mark was set at 62 then my target was to throw 63 metres. When I learned that the Olympic qualification mark has been raised to 63.50m, I was aiming to go beyond 65m. I didn’t want anything below that. The whole day, from waking up to going to bed, I had only one thing on my mind – 65m.
Kamalpreet Kaur won gold medal in National Athletic Championship
She finished sixth in the discus throw in the final of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 with a best throw of 63.70 metres. He has been trained under Prithpal Maru, and later, he did his training under Baljit Singh.
record
- 2019: National women’s record of 65.06 meters at the Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala.
- 2021: National women’s record of 66.59 meters in Indian Grand Prix-4 at NIS, Patiala
Controversy
In May 2022, she was temporarily suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after the banned substance, stanozolol, was found in her sample; The use of such substances is considered a violation of World Athletics anti-doping rules. On 12 October 2012, he received a three-year ban from the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) after being found using the banned substance Stanozolol.
Facts/General Knowledge
- When she was in school, she had the least interest in studies. Talking about this in an interview he said,
During the eighth grade exams, I could score only 33 marks each in Mathematics and English. There was a slight improvement in 10th class boards, but I realized that I was going nowhere with my studies. I knew that if things continued like this, I would not get a job. This was the time when I participated in a sporting event and performed well. People liked my height and height and suggested I try sports.”
- When she was studying in school, she wanted to become a professional cricketer, but her school physical education coach insisted her to participate in various athletic sports like shot put and discus throw.
Kamalpreet Kaur during her training session
- Talking about the support she received from her family and village people, she said that people in her village were very conservative and believed that girls should only focus on household work rather than studies or sports. Initially, her mother was also not happy with Kaur’s decision to take up sports and stay in the hostel, but her father was very supportive of her and encouraged her to perform better in discus throw.
- While talking about young girls of India in an interview, she said,
Girls should be given the freedom to pursue their dreams and realize their potential. There is no dearth of talent in our country. Girls, especially in rural areas, have abundant talent, they should be motivated to perform well. In my village, one girl’s mistake affects the lives of 100 girls. All the other girls will be given an example that that one girl did it wrong. Now I feel that if I have done something then I will be a good example for girls. I think this will change. I get calls from parents asking me to guide their daughters so that their future can be bright and they can make a name for themselves.
- In 2021, he was honored by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for his achievements and received a check of Rs. Rs 2 lakh and a ‘Siropa’ (dress of honour) by SGPC President Bibi Jagir Kaur in Amritsar.
- In an interview, Kaur was asked how she prepared for Tokyo Olympics 2020 amid the COVID-19 lockdown. He replied,
I used the double bed at home as weight. The bed is full of clothes so I used it for my deadlift exercises. I used flower pots at home as dumbbells. I did all the exercises at home and ran in the fields.
- Senior Indian discus thrower Seema Punia asked the federation to test Kaur for doping, which mentally disturbed Kamalpreet in 2021.
- In 2021, when he qualified for the final of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the discus throw, his father said that he could not watch his qualifying match as he was busy working in the fields.
- Kamalpreet Kaur’s role model is Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia.
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