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{{Short description|Indian hockey player}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Ajmina Kujur
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| full_name = Ajmina Kujur
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|12|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Panposh]], [[Sundergarh district|Sundergarh]], [[Odisha]], India
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| position = Midfielder
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| clubs1 = [[Hockey Association of Odisha]]
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| clubs2 = Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
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| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = [[Soorma Hockey Club]]
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| nationalyears1 = 2019–2022
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-21 field hockey team|India U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 14
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'''Ajmina Kujur''' (born 9 December 2001) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player from [[Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kujur Ajmina {{!}} India hockey player |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/hockey5s-lausanne-2022/teams/women/player/kujur-ajmina-23144 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=International Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajmina Kujur |url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=MTg1NQ== |access-date=21 April 2024 |website=orisports.com}}</ref> She plays as a midfielder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajmina Kujur Profile |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/ajmina-kujur-profile-3304 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Hockey India |language=en}}</ref> She plays for [[Indian Oil Corporation]] in the domestic tournaments and for the [[India women's national field hockey team|India hockey team]] in Hockey5s team.

== Early life ==
Ajmina hails from [[Panposh]], near [[Rourkela]], in [[Sundergarh district]]. Her father Cyril Kujur, a Catholic Christian. She learnt her basics from her first coach Amulyananda Bihari.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orisports.com |url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=MTg1NQ== |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.orisports.com}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ajmina made her debut for India under-21 team in February 2019 at [[Lucknow]] against [[France]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |title=4 from Odisha in Indian squad |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/4-from-odisha-in-indian-squad.html |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref> Then she played the 4 Nations Junior Women Invitational Tournament at [[Dublin]] in June 2019 and later played the 3 Nations Invitational Tournament in [[Canberra]], Australia in December 2019. Her big moment came when she represented the country in the Junior World Cup in April 2022 at [[Potchefstroom]], South Africa. Later, she also represented India in the Hockey5s tournaments starting with Hero Hockey5s tournament in [[Lausanne]] in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-06-04 |title=FIH Hockey 5s: Indian women's hockey team go down against Uruguay, Poland |url=https://aninews.in/news/sports/hockey/fih-hockey-5s-indian-womens-hockey-team-go-down-against-uruguay-poland20220604223553/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.aninews.in}}</ref> Then she played in the Women's Hockey5s Asia Cup at [[Salalah]], Oman in August 2023. In January 2024, she was part of the Indian team at the inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup held in [[Muscat]], Oman.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-25 |title=Hockey5s World Cup: Mariana Kujur and Deepika Soreng lead India to victory over USA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey5s-world-cup-mariana-kujur-and-deepika-soreng-lead-india-to-victory-over-usa/articleshow/107134749.cms |access-date=2024-03-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She was also in the National Camp probables in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Ahead of Women's ACT, Hockey India announces 34-member probable group for national camp |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/hockey/ahead-of-womens-act-hockey-india-announces-34-member-probable-group-for-national-camp-2727570 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Cash award ==
Ajmina received an award of Rs.12,50,000 from [[Odisha]] government for playing for the Indian women's hockey team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swaminathan |first=Swaroop |date=2024-02-20 |title=TNIE Impact: Odisha govt officials 'assure' land to international hockey medallist Jyoti |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2024/Feb/20/express-impact-government-officials-assure-land-to-hockey-international-jyoti-chhetri |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:People from Sundergarh district]]
[[Category:Indian women's field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Odisha]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Odisha]]
[[Category:Women's field hockey midfielders]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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