Nikhat Zareen

Nikhat Zareen is an Indian amateur woman boxer. She won gold medal at the AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Championships Antalya 2011.[1] She won bronze medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati. She also won silver medal at the 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok.[2] In 2020, Zareen was presented electric scooters and a cash award of Rs 10,000 by sports minister V. Srinivas Goud as well as Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS).[3][4]

Nikhat Zareen
Personal information
Nickname(s)Nikki
NationalityIndian
Born (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996
Nizamabad district, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's amateur boxing
Asian Championships
2019 BangkokFlyweight

Personal life

Zareen was born on 14 June 1996 to Md. Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana in Nizamabad, Telangana, India.[5][6][7] She completed her primary education from the Nirmala Hrudaya Girls High School in Nizamabad.[8] She is pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at AV College in Hyderabad, Telangana.[9]

Career

Early training and inspiration

Her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed, introduced her to boxing and she trained under him for a year.[8] 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.[8]

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.[10] Zareen was up against Turkish boxer Ulku Demir and after three rounds won the bout 27:16.[11][12]

2014 Youth World Boxing Championships

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
  • Won Gold Medal at 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship at Assam,[14]

2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament
  • Won Silver Medal at Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok.[2]

2019 Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

Brand endorsements

In 2018, Zareen signed brand endorsement deal with Adidas.[16] Zareen is supported by the Welspun group and is included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme of Sports Authority of India.[17][18]

Awards
  • Nikhat was appointed the official ambassador of her home town Nizamabad, Telangana.[19]
  • 'Best Boxer' in the All India Inter-University Boxing Championship, Jalandhar, India - February 2015[9]
  • JFW award for Excellence in Sports 2019.[20]

References
  1. "4 Indians win gold in AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Championship". 30 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "Athletes Deepthi, Maheswari, Nandini and boxer Nikhat presented scooters". timesofindia. 29 September 2020.
  4. "SATS presents scootys to eminent sportspersons". telanganatoday. 15 October 2020.
  5. "Indian Boxing Federation Boxer Details". www.indiaboxing.in. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. Firstpost. "India's Nikhat Zareen wins silver at Youth World Boxing | Firstpost". Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. "Nikhat Zareen wins silver". The Hindu. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  8. "Nikhat Zareen wins over family resistance". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. "Nikhat Zareen packs a punch". The Hindu. 26 February 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  10. PTI (30 April 2011). "4 Indians win gold in AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Championship | Boxing News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  11. "4 Indians win gold in AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Championship". timesofindia. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  12. "AIBA Women's Youth and Junior World Championship: Indian Women Continue Their Dream Run". sportskeeda. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. Subrahmanyam, V. V. (4 October 2013). "Boxer awaits reward amid political turmoil". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  14. "Boxer Nikhat Zareen won Gold Medal 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship at Assam - indtoday.com - INDToday". indtoday.com.
  15. "Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament 2019: Nikhat Zareen, Meena Kumari Devi strike gold; Manju Rani settles for silver - Sports News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  16. Tewari, Saumya (18 September 2018). "Adidas signs brand endorsement deal with Hima Das". Mint. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  17. "I've decided to look ahead: Boxer Nikhat Zareen starts fresh for upcoming Asian Games, CWG". newindianexpress. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  18. "Boxer Nikhat Zareen pleased to be back in TOPS". sportstar. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  19. "Nikhat Zareen is brand ambassador of Nizamabad". The Hindu. 13 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  20. "The Young Fighter; Nikhat Zareen". JFW Just for women. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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