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Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Wednesday announced Rs 2 crore cash reward to recently-crowned world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen and shooter Esha Singh for their exploits on the international arena. The Chief Minister also announced that both the athletes will get land for their houses in Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills. Nikhat Zareen […]

Hyderabad: Former BCCI junior selection committee chairman V Chamundeswaranath rewarded the recently-crowned boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen with a car at his residence on Sunday. Chamundi, who is known to encourage the outstanding athletes with cars to show his appreciation, revealed that he promised to give Nikhat a car ahead of the event if she […]

Hyderabad: Nikhat Zareen, the newly-crowned world champion in the 52kg category, returned to Hyderabad to a rousing reception with Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud, Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy and other association members receiving the boxer at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, on Friday. The officials also received other Telangana […]

Hyderabad: The Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy revealed that the worn-out athletics track at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli will be replaced with a new one soon. The SATS chief, who was in New Delhi to receive State boxer Nikhat Zareen, met with the Sports Authority of India (SAI) […]

New Delhi: After winning a gold medal in the Women’s World Boxing Championship in Turkey, Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen has urged the parents to change their mentality towards a girl child and support them in whatever they want to do in their lives. “There are still some people in the society who feel sad when […]

Nikhat Zareen has gone through numerous hurdles, not just in the ring but off it too to pursue her dream. She is now new world champion.

Hyderabad: Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen on Thursday entered the record books as the fifth Indian woman boxer to win gold at the World Championships. Her journey is a tale of grit and determination that is inspirational to many. Hailing from a middle class family in Nizamabad, Nikhat faced hurdles everywhere. However, she never bogged down […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday congratulated Nikhat Zareen for winning gold at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Taking to Twitter, the President said, “Heartiest congratulations to Nikhat Zareen for the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championship. The nation is proud of her. I […]

Hyderabad: Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen has gone through numerous hurdles, not just in the ring but off it too to pursue her dream. Whether it is battling injuries or fighting the system to get a shot at the Olympics demanding trial against legendary Mary Kom, she never bogged down from a fight. And on Thursday, […]

New Delhi: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen emerged world champion with a comfortable 5-0 victory over Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas in the flyweight (52kg) final of the Women’s World Championships in Istanbul on Thursday. The Telangana boxer out-punched her Thai rival to win via unanimous 5-0 verdict. With this win, Zareen became only the fifth Indian boxer […]

Hyderabad: Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen continued her rampaging form to make it to maiden final at the Women’s World Boxing Championships final in Istanbul on Wednesday. The boxer from Nizamabad crushed Brazil’s Caroline De Almeida to notch a comfortable 5-0 victory in the semifinal bout. Playing in her maiden World Championships, the boxer showed superior […]

New Delhi: Nikhat Zareen, Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda will fight hard to change the colour of their medals when they enter the ring for the semifinals of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Wednesday. The three boxers are assured of at least a bronze after they pulled out thrilling victories in […]

New Delhi: Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Manisha continued their brilliant forms to secure themselves medals at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships after registering contrasting wins in their respective quarter-finals in Istanbul on Monday. Confirming their first World Championships medals with a place in the semifinals, Nikhat clinched a dominating […]

Istanbul: Indias Nikhat Zareen (52kg) stormed into the quarter-finals but it was curtains for Shiksha (54kg) as she lost a close bout in the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships here on Sunday. The 2019 Asian Championships bronze medallist, NIkhat (52kg) made light work of her Mongolian rival Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to sail […]

New Delhi: Indian women boxers were on Sunday handed a mixed draw in the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships to be held in Istanbul from May 8 to 20. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) will kickstart India’s campaign on Monday but she got a tough draw as she will […]

Hyderabad: Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen, who is part of Indian team for the upcoming World Boxing Championship, said that she has evolved as a technical boxer after analyzing her past performances over the years. The boxer from Nizamabad, along with the team left for the tournament scheduled to be held in Turkey from May 6 […]

Hyderabad: Marri Laxman Reddy, chairman of Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology (MLRIT) and Marri Rajasekhar Reddy felicitated Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen at their campus on Monday. Nikhat Zareen has been selected in the Indian boxing team for the upcoming World Boxing Championships and Asian Games. Lauding the boxer, Rajashekhar Reddy said, “Hardwork and perseverance […]

The Nizamabad boxer had recently won trials to make it to the Indian boxing team for the upcoming World Championships and Asian Games scheduled to be held later this year.

Hyderabad: Telangana boxer and former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen has made it to the Indian team for this year’s Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, after emerging champion in the trials at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. The State boxer also booked a berth in the […]

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) on Wednesday made the cut for the women’s world championships to be held in Istanbul in May after three days of trials at the end of which some other seasoned campaigners like Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Pooja Rani (81kg) also qualified for the event. This will be […]