Nikhat Zareen is an Indian boxer. In 2011, she gained the Worldwide Boxing Affiliation (novice) Ladies’s Youth & Junior World Championships organised in Antalya. In 2019, she participated within the 2nd India Open Worldwide Boxing Event organised in Guwahati and gained a bronze medal. Nikhat Zareen gained a gold medal in 2022 on the Ladies’s World Championship within the 52kg class held in Turkey.
Wiki/Biography
Nikhat Zareen was born on Friday, 14 June 1996 (age 25 years; as of 2022) in Nizamabad district, Telangana, India. Her zodiac signal is Gemini. Nikhat Zareen accomplished her college schooling at Nirmala Hrudaya Ladies Excessive Faculty, Nizamabad. Later, she went to AV Faculty in Hyderabad, Telangana to pursue a Bachelor’s diploma in Arts.
Bodily Look
Top (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight : 51 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Household
Dad and mom & Siblings
Her father’s title is Mohammad Jameel Ahmed, and he’s an property agent.
Her mom’s title is Parveen Sultana.
She has three sisters.
The names of two of her sisters are Anjum Minaaz and Afnan Zareen. Her two elder sisters are docs.
Husband
She shouldn’t be married.
Faith
She follows the Islam faith.
Profession
Nikhat Zareen was enrolled by her father within the Sports activities Authority of India (Vishakhapatnam) in 2009. There, she was educated in boxing below Dronacharya awardee IV Rao. Within the following 12 months, Nikhat Zareen was introduced because the ‘golden finest boxer’ on the Erode Nationals. In 2011, she participated within the AIBA Ladies’s Junior and Youth World Boxing Championship held in Turkey and gained a gold medal by defeating her competitor Ulku Demir from Turkey. In 204, she participated within the Youth World Boxing Championship held in Bulgaria and gained a silver medal. On 12 January 2014, Nikhat Zareen participated within the third Nations Cup Worldwide Boxing Event held at Novi Unhappy, Serbia, within the 51 kg weight class, and gained the gold medal by defeating her opponent boxer Paltceva Ekaterina from Russia. In 2015, she gained a gold medal within the sixteenth Senior Lady Nationwide Boxing Championship held at Assam.
Nikhat Zareen clinched a silver medal in 2019 at Thailand Open Worldwide Boxing Event organised in Bangkok. In the identical 12 months, she gained a gold medal on the Strandja Memorial Boxing Event held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Financial institution of India zonal workplace at AC Guards, Hyderabad appointed Nikhat Zareen as its employees officer on 19 June 2021. Ukraine’s ‘Tetiana Kob,’ a three-time European Championships medallist, was defeated by Nikhat Zareen within the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Event in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2022 and gained a gold medal. Throughout the identical tournaments, Nikhat Zareen defeated Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Buse Naz Çakıroğlu in its semi-finals. On 19 Might 2022, Nikhat Zareen participated within the Ladies’s World Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey, and she or he clinched a gold medal within the 52kg class after defeating her opponent Jitpong Jutamas from Thailand. Upon profitable this occasion, Nikhat Zareen added her title to the highest 5 girls boxers in India together with Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita Devi, Jenny R. L., and Lekha Okay. C.
Awards, Honours, Achievements
In 2014, Nikhat was appointed the official ambassador of her residence city Nizamabad, Telangana. In 2016, Nikhat Zareen gained the “The New Indian Categorical DEVI Award,” which was offered to her by Union minister M.Venkaiah Naidu.
In 2015, she gained the ‘Greatest Boxer’ within the All India Inter-College Boxing Championship, Jalandhar, India. In 2019, she was the winner of the JFW award for Excellence in Sports activities.
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Information/Trivia
- She follows a non-vegetarian weight-reduction plan.
- Nikhat Zareen’s father shifted to Nizamabad in India from Saudi Arabia the place he was working for 15 years as a gross sales assistant earlier than Nikhat and her youthful sister determined to hitch sports activities.
- Nikhat Zareen’s father began offering her boxing coaching for a 12 months quickly after she accomplished her eighth customary. As soon as, Nikhat requested her father why the enrollment of ladies individuals in all different sports activities classes in City Video games was greater than that in boxing. He then answered,
Kyunki kisi ke paas itna dum nahi hai.”
Quickly after listening to his reply, Nikhat Zareen determined that she would go for boxing as a sport. In an interview with a media home, she mentioned,
It was then I made a decision what I needed to do and I advised my father that I need to present individuals {that a} lady might field too.”
- In keeping with Nikat Zareen, her father is her inspiration to pursue boxing as a sport. In an interview with a media home, her father acknowledged that there have been some restrictions for the ladies in Islam faith, however being a sportsperson himself, he motivated his daughter to win a gold medal in Rio that was as soon as missed by Mary Kom in London video games. He mentioned,
There are restrictions within the Islamic faith. However, having been a sportsman myself, I imagine there is no such thing as a faith in sports activities. I inform Nikhat that Mary Kom missed the gold in London Video games, however I would like you to emulate that in Rio.”
- In 2017, Nikhat Zareen didn’t take part in any nationwide boxing camps and tournaments as she suffered a shoulder harm for a 12 months.
- The sports activities model ‘Adidas’ appointed Nikhat Zareen as its model ambassador in 2018. In her boxing coaching and practising, Nikhat Zareen is supported by the Welspun group. She is a member of the Goal Olympic Podium Scheme of the Sports activities Authority of India.
- In 2019, the automated number of Mary Kom for the World Championships was opposed by Nikhat Zareen.
- Nikhat Zareen has three sisters, and her two elder sisters are docs. The youthful sister of Nikhat is a badminton participant. In keeping with Nikhat’s father, when Nikhat was 13 years outdated, she advised her members of the family that she needed to hitch boxing as a sport and play for India. In a dialog with a media home, her father narrated that quickly after she wished to hitch boxing, her members of the family allowed her to take part in the identical; nevertheless, their kinfolk had been resisting for selecting a sport during which a lady needed to put on shorts. He acknowledged,
However typically, kinfolk or pals would inform us {that a} lady mustn’t play a sport the place she has to put on shorts. However we knew that no matter Nikhat needed, we’d assist her dream.”
- Nikhat Zareen is a health fanatic. She goes to the gymnasium on daily basis and repeatedly posts photos of her exercise classes on numerous social media platforms.
- In a dialog with a media home, Nikhat’s father revealed that he at all times visited the nationwide and worldwide boxing occasions with Nikhat as he needed to take care of her weight-reduction plan and well being. He acknowledged,
I watch her weight-reduction plan and most significantly need to see that she’s coaching properly. I like to inform her weaknesses after bouts and talk about together with her find out how to enhance. She feels inspired in my presence. It will likely be a ‘two-man-show’.”
- A number of well-known Indian magazines and tabloids usually cowl Nikhat Zareen of their articles.
- Nikhat Zareen repeatedly posts her photos and movies on numerous social media platforms. Over 76k individuals observe her Instagram account. On Fb, she is adopted by greater than 22k individuals.
- Nikhat Zareen’s uncle’s title is Samsamuddin. He has two sons named Etheshamuddin and Itishamuddni, who’re nationwide degree boxers.
- The sports activities minister V. Srinivas Goud and the Sports activities Authority of Telangana State (SATS) honoured Nikhat Zareen with an electrical scooter and a money award of Rs 10,000 for her contribution to Indian athletics in 2020.
- Nikhat Zareen is an animal lover. She has a pet cat named Leo. Nikhat repeatedly posts photos of her pet cat on numerous social media platforms.