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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Rajbir Kaur Rai''' (born 3 June 1965) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] field hockey player and former Indian women's team captain. She lives in Jallandhar. In her days, she was popular as the 'Golden Girl' of Indian hockey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Punjab: Arjuna awardee and former hockey captain Rajbir Kaur joins AAP |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/punjab-assembly-election-2017/story/punjab-arjuna-awardee-and-former-hockey-captain-rajbir-kaur-joins-aap-12116-2016-06-02 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympian Gurmail Singh & Golden Girl Rajbir Kaur share their experiences with budding hockey players |url=https://yespunjab.com/olympian-gurmail-singh-golden-girl-rajbir-kaur-share-their-experiences-with-budding-hockey-players/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Yes Punjab - Latest News from Punjab, India & World |language=en-US}}</ref> She received Arjuna Award in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arjuna Award |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/hall-of-fame/arjuna-award |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hockey India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
She was born in Jallandhar. She did her schooling in the Government Senior Secondary Nehru Garden, Jalandhar and completed her degree at Lyallpur Khala Collge for Women, Jalandhar.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Surjit Hockey : Alumni |url=https://www.surjithockey.com/alumni/members_detail.html?id=276 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.surjithockey.com}}</ref> She is married to Olympian Gurmail Singh.<br />
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== Hockey career ==<br />
Rajbir Kaur, is the only Indian woman hockey player who played four Asian Games,<ref name=":0" /> She also took part in three Asia Cups and many other tournaments for India from 1981 to 1993.<ref name=":1" /> <br />
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== Politics ==<br />
In June 2016, Rajbir Kaur joined Aam Aadmi Party in Chandigarh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arjuna awardee and former hockey captain Rajbir Kaur joins AAP in Punjab |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/arjuna-awardee-and-former-hockey-captain-rajbir-kaur-joins-aap-in-punjab/story-ydtZume1n70UQljI1pvUcK.html |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> In 2020, she supported the agitating farmers in Haryana.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Farmers' protest: Wrestler Kartar Singh, hockey player Rajbir Kaur and several former sportspersons to return awards |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/farmers-protest-wrestler-kartar-singh-hockey-player-rajbir-kaur-and-several-former-sportspersons-to-return-awards-922058.html |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Punjab]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
[https://www.hockeyindia.org/hall-of-fame/arjuna-award Arjuna Award]</div>Sridhar