Navjeet Kaur Dhillon is an Indian Discus thrower in track and field. |
She won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2014 World Junior Championships. |
Coming from an athletic family, her father and mother excelled in shot put and field hockey. |
Her brother also achieved in shot put at the 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games. |
She clinched her first national silver medal at age 12. |
Starting in college, she showcased her Punjabi folk dance skills in cultural events. |
By 2009, she set U-14 and U-16 national records in discus throw. |
Her international debut was in 2011 at the World Youth Championships. |
In 2014, she became the second Indian to medal at the World Junior Championships in Athletics. |
Dhillon formerly worked for Indian Railways before becoming an income tax officer. |
Despite a severe injury in early 2018, she managed to win a Commonwealth Games bronze. |
Punjab government awarded her Rs 40 lakh for her 2018 Commonwealth Games victory. |
She has received the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award for her achievements. |
On social media, Dhillon endorses MuscleBlaze products and displays her ‘ਨਿਰਭਉ’ tattoo. |