Kaur set a national record in discus throw with an attempt of 65.06 m and qualified for the summer Olympics in Tokyo.

[11] Kamalpreet hails from Kabar Wala, Malout, a village in the Sri Muktsar Sahib District of Punjab.

On the insistence of her physical education coach, she took up athletics in 2012 and finished fourth at her first state meet.

She made history at the 24th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, when she became the first Indian woman to breach the 65m barrier in discus throw, and finished at the top of the podium second time in a row.

With national record breaking throw of 65.06m at the 24th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships in Patiala, she qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.