Nikhat Zareen
Nikhat Zareen is an Indian amateur woman boxer from Nizamabad,Telangana. She won a bronze medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati. She also won a silver medal at the 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok.[1]
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Nickname(s) | Nikki | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||
Born | Nizamabad district, Telangana | 14 June 1996|||||||||||||
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
Weight class | Flyweight | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Zareen was born on 14 June 1996 to Md. Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana in Nizamabad, Telangana, India.[2][3][4] She completed her primary education from the Nirmala Hrudaya Girls High School in Nizamabad.[5] She is pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at AV College in Hyderabad, Telangana.[6]
Career
Early training and inspiration
Her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed, introduced her to boxing and she trained under him for a year.[5] Nikhat was inducted into the Sports Authority of India in Vishakhapatnam to train under Dronacharya awardee, IV Rao in 2009. A year later she was being declared as the 'golden best boxer' at the Erode Nationals in 2010.[5]
2011 Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing Championships
2014 Youth World Boxing Championships
2014 Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament
2015 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship
Awards
References
- Yellapantula, Suhas (28 July 2019). "This silver medal at Thailand Open is a huge confidence boost for me ahead of the World Championships: Nikhat Zareen". the Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- Firstpost. "India's Nikhat Zareen wins silver at Youth World Boxing | Firstpost". Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- "Nikhat Zareen wins silver". The Hindu. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- "Nikhat Zareen wins over family resistance". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- "Nikhat Zareen packs a punch". The Hindu. 26 February 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- Subrahmanyam, V. V. (4 October 2013). "Boxer awaits reward amid political turmoil". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- "Boxer Nikhat Zareen won Gold Medal 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship at Assam - indtoday.com - INDToday". indtoday.com.
- "Nikhat Zareen is brand ambassador of Nizamabad". The Hindu. 13 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2015.