Nikhat Zareen is an Indian boxer. In 2011, she won a gold medal at the AIBA Women’s Youth and Junior World Championships in Antalya. In 2019, she participated in the 2nd India Open International Boxing Championships in Guwahati and won a bronze medal. Nikhat Zareen won the gold medal in the 52kg category at the Women’s World Championships 2022 in Turkey.
Wiki/Biography
Nikhat Zareen was born on Friday, June 14, 1996 (27 years old; as of 2023) in Nizamabad district, Telangana state, India. Her zodiac sign is Gemini. Nikhat Zareen completed her school education from Nirmala Hrudaya Girls High School, Nizamabad. Later, she went to AV College in Hyderabad, Telangana to pursue her Bachelor of Arts degree.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight: 51 kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Mohammad Jamil Ahmed and he is a real estate agent.
Nikhat Zareen and her father
Her mother’s name is Parveen Sultana.
Nihat Zareen and her mother
She has three sisters.
Nikhat Zareen (in white and blue suit) and her three sisters
She has three sisters. Both of her sisters are doctors. The names of her two sisters are Anjum Minaaz and Afnan Zareen.
husband
She is not married yet.
religion
She believes in Islam.
Profession
In 2009, Nikhat Zareen was admitted to Sports Authority of India (Vishakhapatnam) by her father. There she received boxing training under Dronacharya awardee IV Rao. The following year, Nikhat Zareen was declared the “Golden Best Boxer” at the Erode Nationals. In 2011, she participated in the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships in Turkey, defeating her competitor Urku Demir from Turkey and winning the gold medal. In 2014, she participated in the Youth World Boxing Championships in Bulgaria and won a silver medal. On January 12, 2014, Nikhat Zarin participated in the 51kg competition of the Third Nations Cup International Boxing Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, and defeated his opponent Russian boxer Partcheva Ekaterina Get a gold medal. In 2015, she won a gold medal at the 16th National Senior Women’s Boxing Championship in Assam.
Nikhat Zareen after winning the 2015 boxing final
Nikhat Zareen won the silver medal at the 2019 Thailand International Boxing Open in Bangkok. That same year, she won a gold medal at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Nikhat Zareen after winning boxing championship 2019
On June 19, 2021, Indian Bank Regional Office at AC Guards, Hyderabad appointed Nikhat Zareen as its Staff Officer. In 2022, she won the gold-medal Bulgarian Boxing Championship in Sofia at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Hall, defeating three-time European Championship medalist Ukrainian “Tetiana Kob”. At the same event, Nikhat Zareen defeated Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Buse Naz Çakıroğlu in the semifinals. On May 19, 2022, Nikhat Zareen participated in the Women’s World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, defeating her opponent Thailand’s Jibon Jutamas and won the 52kg gold medal. With this win, Nikhat Zareen added her name to the top five female boxers in India including Mary Kom, Leshram Sarita De Laishram Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC
Nikhat Zareen after winning the 2022 World Championship
On March 26, 2023, she defeated Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the 48-50kg final of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi and won the gold medal; she became the second woman to win the gold medal after Mary Kom Indians with more than 0 world boxing championships.
Nikhat Zareen after winning gold medal at IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship 2023 in New Delhi
Awards
In 2014, Nihat was appointed as the official ambassador of his hometown Nizamabad in Telangana state. In 2016, Nikhat Zareen received the DEVI Award from The New Indian Express by Union Minister M.Venkaiah Naidu.
Nikhat Zareen won the New Indian Express DEVI Award in 2016
In 2015, she won the “Best Boxer” award at the All India Inter-Collegiate Boxing Championships in Jalandhar, India. In 2019, she received the JFW Outstanding Sports Award.
dispute
- In 2019, the automatic selection of Mary Kom for the World Championships was opposed by Nikhat Zareen.
- In May 2022, she shared a photo on Twitter of herself and Mary Kom together. In 2019, the women’s boxing trials between Mary Kom and Nikhat Zarin came into the spotlight after she publicly called for fair Olympic trials. After winning the competition, Mary Kom did not shake hands with her opponent Nikhat Zareen and said:
Why should I shake her hand? If she wants others to respect her, then she should respect others first. I don’t like people with this kind of personality. Just prove your point inside the ring, not outside it. “
Nikhat Zareen and Mary Kom
favorite
car collection
Mahindra gifted her a Thar SUV after she won the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship 2023 in New Delhi. According to reports, she gave up her plan to buy a Mercedes-Benz after Mahindra gifted her a Thar SUV.
Thar SUV gifted by Nikhat Zareen and Mahindra
Facts/Trivia
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Nikhat Zareen’s father moved to Nizamabad, India, after working as a sales assistant in Saudi Arabia for 15 years. Later, he helped Nihat and her sister choose sports.
- Nikhat Zareen started taking boxing lessons from her father soon after completing her eighth standard. In a media conversation, Nikhat’s father recalled that Nikhat once asked him why there were more female participants in other sports than boxing, to which Nikhat’s father replied:
Kyunki kisi ke paas itna dum nahi hai. “
Soon after hearing his answer, Nikhat Zareen decided to become a professional boxer. She said in an interview with the media,
That’s when I decided what I had to do, I told my dad, I wanted to show people that girls can box too. “
- Nikhat Zareen says her father was her inspiration to pursue boxing. Her father told the media that Islam has some restrictions on girls, but as an athlete, he inspired his daughter to win a gold medal at the Rio Olympics, which Mary Kom missed out on at the London Olympics. . He said,
Islam has restrictions. However, as an athlete, I believe there is no religion in sports. I told Nick Hart that Mary Kom missed out on gold in London, but I hope you follow suit in Rio. “
- In 2017, Nikhat Zareen did not participate in any national boxing training camps and competitions due to a shoulder injury.
- Sports brand “Adidas” appointed Nikhat Zareen as its brand ambassador in 2018. Nikhat Zareen’s boxing training and practice is supported by the Welspun Group. She is a member of Sports Authority of India’s Target Olympic Podium Programme.
- Nikhat Zareen has three sisters, two of whom are doctors. Nihat’s sister is a badminton player. According to Nikhat’s father, when Nikhat was thirteen, she told her family that she wanted to join boxing and play for India. In a conversation with a media outlet, her father recounted that soon after she wanted to participate in a boxing match, her family allowed her to do so; however, some relatives were equally resistant. He said,
But sometimes, relatives or friends tell us that girls should not play sports where shorts are mandatory. But we know that no matter what Nikhat wants, we will support her dream. “
- Nikhat Zareen is a fitness fanatic. She goes to the gym every day and regularly posts photos of her workouts on various social media platforms.
Nikhat Zareen while working out
- In a conversation with a media outlet, Nikhat’s father revealed that he always watches domestic and international boxing events with Nikhat as he has to take care of her diet and health. He said,
I paid attention to her diet and most importantly to see if she was training well. I like to tell her her weaknesses after a game and talk to her about how to improve. She felt inspired in my presence. It will be a ‘two man show’. “
- Several prominent Indian magazines and tabloids frequently feature Nikhat Zareen in articles.
Nikhat Zareen on magazine cover
- Nikhat Zareen regularly posts her photos and videos on various social media platforms. More than 76,000 people follow her Instagram account. On Facebook, she is followed by more than 22,000 people.
- Nikhat Zareen’s uncle’s name is Samsamuddin. He has two sons, Etheshamuddin and Itishamuddni, both of whom are national-level boxers.
- Sports Minister V. Srinivas Goud and the Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) presented Nikhat Zareen with an electric scooter and a cash award of Rs 10,000 in recognition of her contribution to Indian athletics in 2020.
- Nikhat Zareen is an animal lover. She has a pet cat named Leo. Nikhat often posts pictures of her pet cat on various social media platforms.
Nikhat Zareen and her pet cat
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Source: HIS Education