Rajbir Kaur

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| nationality = Indian

| country = India

| sport = Field hockey

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|5|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jalandhar, Punjab, India

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Rajbir Kaur Rai (born 3 June 1965) is an 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.{{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 |date=2 June 2016 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-12-04 |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}} She received Arjuna Award in 1984.{{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}}

Early life

She was born in Jallandhar. She did her schooling in the Government Senior Secondary in Nehru Garden, Jalandhar and completed her degree at Lyallpur Khala College for Women, Jalandhar.{{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}} She is married to Olympian Gurmail Singh.

Hockey career

Rajbir Kaur, is the only Indian woman hockey player who played four Asian Games, She also took part in three Asia Cups and many other tournaments for India from 1981 to 1993.

Politics

In June 2016, Rajbir Kaur joined Aam Aadmi Party in Chandigarh.{{Cite web |date=2016-06-02 |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}} In 2020, she supported the agitating farmers in Haryana.{{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}}