Nikhat Zareen
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| Nickname | Nikki | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1996 Nizamabad district, Telangana | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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
- Won gold medal in flyweight division held at the AIBA Women’s Junior and Youth World Boxing Championship in Turkey.
- Silver medal in the Youth World Boxing Championship held in Bulgaria in 2014.[7]
2014 Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament
- Won Gold medal at the third Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament held in Novi Sad, Serbia on 12 January 2014. Zareen defeated Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia in the 51 kg weight category.
2015 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship
2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament
Awards
- Nikhat was appointed the official ambassador of her home town Nizamabad, Telangana.[9]
- 'Best Boxer' in the All India Inter-University Boxing Championship, Jalandhar, India - February 2015[6]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "Nikhat Zareen wins over family resistance". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ a b "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.