Simranjit Kaur

Simranjit Kaur Baatth is an Indian amateur boxer from Punjab. She has represented India internationally since 2011. She is the first girl from Punjab to compete in the Olympics in Boxing. On March 9, she received an Olympic ticket for Tokyo 2020.

Major Achievements -

• Bagged a bronze medal at the 6th Junior Women National Boxing Championship in 2011
• Earned a bronze and a silver medal at the 4th Inter-Zonal Women National Boxing Championship and at the 8th Junior Women National Boxing Championship in 2012
• Won a bronze medal at the 16th Senior Women National Boxing Championship in 2015
• Clinched a gold medal in the 64kg category at the 2018 Ahmet Comert International Boxing Tournament, held in Istanbul
• Part of the 10-members Indian squad at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, where she bagged a bronze medal at the Light welterweight category for India
• Secured a silver medal in the Light welterweight category at the 2019 Asian Championships