World Champion Nikhat Zareen lands in Hyderabad to hero’s welcome

Telangana boxer from Nizamabad Nikhat Zareen scripted history by becoming the only Indian boxer to retain the world title.

Hyderabad: Telangana boxer from Nizamabad Nikhat Zareen, who retained her world championship title by winning back-to-back gold medals at the recently-concluded IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in New Delhi, returned to Hyderabad to hero’s welcome.

The State Sports Minister V Srinivas Goud, SATS chairman E Anjaneya Goud, former BCCI junior selection committee chairman and State badminton association official V Chamundeswaranath along with other officials received the boxer at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad.

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The boxer scripted history by becoming the only Indian boxer to retain the world title. The Nizamabad girl entered the tournament as unseeded boxer and went on to win the top honours.

The Sports Minister and officials felicitated the boxer on return and took her in a procession in an open top jeep. The Minister lauded the boxers’ achievements and hoped that she would continue to bring laurels to the State and the country.