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Simranjit Kaur

Simranjit Kaur Bains is an Indian amateur boxer from Punjab who has represented India in the women's lightweight (60 kg) category at international competitions, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She is among the boxers from India's Punjab region who emerged through the national amateur boxing system in the late 2010s.

Key facts

Full name Simranjit Kaur Bains
Sport Amateur boxing
Weight category Lightweight (60 kg)
Country India
State Punjab
Stance Orthodox
Major event 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Background

Simranjit Kaur hails from the Chakar village area of the Ludhiana district in Punjab. She comes from a family with a boxing background, with several siblings also taking up the sport. She trained within the national amateur framework administered by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and was inducted into national camps that prepare boxers for continental and world events.

Career highlights

  • AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, 2018 (New Delhi): Won a bronze medal in the lightweight category, contributing to India's medal tally on home soil.
  • Asian Boxing Championships: Featured among India's medal-winning contingent in the lightweight division during the late 2010s.
  • Olympic qualification: Earned a quota place for India at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics through the Asia and Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Amman, Jordan, in 2020.
  • Tokyo Olympics, 2021: Represented India in the women's lightweight (60 kg) event held at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo.

Style and significance

Simranjit Kaur is known as a counter-puncher with an orthodox stance, relying on movement and timing rather than purely aggressive pressure. Her qualification for the Tokyo Games made her part of the largest Indian boxing contingent to compete at an Olympic Games up to that point, signalling the increased depth of women's boxing in India following the path opened by M. C. Mary Kom.

References

  • Boxing Federation of India – official records of Indian women's boxing teams.
  • International Boxing Association (AIBA/IBA) – tournament records, World Championships 2018.
  • International Olympic Committee – athlete entries, Tokyo 2020 boxing.