Rupinder is an Indian-Australian wrestler who will launch her bid to win a medal at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games by competing against Jessica MacDonald of Canada in her opening match at Carrara Sports Arena, Gold Coast on 14 April.
Rupinder is going to have a tough challenge from Jessica MacDonald who is a three-time world medalist.
Jessica also earned the title of World Champion in 2012 while competing in the 51 kg division.
The two other players in the competition are from India and Nigeria.
In an earlier interview, Rupinder told that she is looking forward to give her best at the GC2018.
“I am very optimistic to play and win at Gold Coast. I missed this opportunity at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth games where I competed in 53kg division, which was not my category," she said.
Here are ten key things you may want to know about Rupinder Kaur:
- Rupinder Kaur is an Indian-Australian wrestler who migrated to Australia in 2008.
- She started wrestling at Khandoor Sahib in the Taran Taran district of Punjab, India, when she was 12.
- At 17, she won a silver medal at the National Games in Hyderabad, India in 2002.
- In 2012, she was granted Australian citizenship and she won her first national title the same year.
- She represented Australia in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
- She had a below average performance at Glasgow where a miscalculation in her weight saw her miss out on her preferred 48kg weight category.
- She has returned to wrestling arena after a gap of two years after giving birth to daughter, Sahib. Once weighing 70, she had to toil hard to shed weight after a C-section delivery.
- In 2017, she clinched Gold in 48kg wrestling division in Australian National Championships held at Sydney.
- In 2017, she won bronze medal in 50kg category at the 13th Commonwealth Wrestling Championship held at Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 33-year-old Rupinder is among the oldest female competitors at Gold Coast.
