NIKHAT Zareen

Date of Birth: 14 Jun 1996

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.65/5'5''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boxing	Women’s 45-50Kg	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Hangzhou Gymnasium	Women's 45-50Kg - Preliminaries - R32 #12 IND NIKHAT ZNIKHAT Zareen 5 WP VIE NGUYEN TTNGUYEN Thi Tam 0	Finished
	Hangzhou Gymnasium	Women's 45-50Kg - Preliminaries - R16 #79 IND NIKHAT ZNIKHAT Zareen 5 WP KOR BAK CBAK Chorong 0	Finished
	Hangzhou Gymnasium	Women's 45-50Kg Quarterfinal #124 JOR NASSAR HNASSAR Hanan 0 IND NIKHAT ZNIKHAT Zareen 0 RSC	Finished
	Hangzhou Gymnasium	Women's 45-50Kg Semifinal #171 THA RAKSAT CRAKSAT Chuthamat 3 WP IND NIKHAT ZNIKHAT Zareen 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
1	Women's 50kg	2023	New Delhi, IND
1	Women's 52kg	2022	Istanbul, TUR
5	54kg	2016	Astana, KAZ
Asian Championships
3	51kg	2019	Bangkok, THA
Strandja Memorial
1	Women's 52kg	2022	Sofia, BUL
1	51kg	2019	Sofia, BUL
Thailand International Boxing Tournament
2	51kg	2019	Bangkok, THA

Watching films. (sportstar, 12 Apr 2023)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Orthodox (boxingfederation, 01 Jun 2022)

She dislocated her right shoulder while competing at the 2017 All-India Inter University Championships. She underwent surgery and returned to competition in February 2019. (timesofindia, 25 Jul 2022; boxingfederation, 01 Jun 2022)

She began boxing at age 14. (janjwar, 21 May 2022)

Her father played football and cricket and wanted his children to be involved in sports. He chose athletics for them but decided to switch Zareen to boxing following advice from another family member. "Once when we were at the stadium, there were girls participating in every sport apart from boxing. I asked my father why there were no girls competing in boxing. Is boxing only for boys? He said, 'No. But they don't box because people expect girls are meant to stay at home and do housework'. In my mind, girls were always equal, and they were always just as strong." (olympics, 28 Nov 2022; janjwar, 21 May 2022; indiatoday, 20 May 2022)

To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (thelocalreport, 21 May 2022)

Winning gold medals in the flyweight category at the 2022 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkiye, and in the light flyweight category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (espn, 07 Aug 2022)

Indian boxer Mary Kom. (olympics, 28 Nov 2022)

Her parents. (indiatoday, 20 May 2022)

Philosophy:

"When you have a dream to achieve, just keep working hard. Never give up and believe in yourself." (indiatoday, 20 May 2022)

She was named Sportswoman of the Year in the Olympic sports category at the 2023 Sportstar Aces Awards in India. (mykhel, 28 Feb 2023)

In 2022 she received the Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games in India. (olympics, 28 Nov 2022)

Along with table tennis player Sharath Kamal, she was flag bearer for India at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. (olympics, 08 Aug 2022)

Additional Information

General
CATEGORY SWITCH
She claimed gold in the women's flyweight [52kg] category at the 2022 World Championships in Istanbul, Turkiye. She dropped to the light flyweight [50kg] class at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, where she also won gold, and she intends to fight at this weight at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "I had to work harder for this to cut two kilograms and at the same time not letting up the speed and power. The competition [in Birmingham] was not close to the one I had at the world championships. But for me, it was a new experience. I was confident of doing well. But you never know how it pans out in the ring." (newindianexpress, 08 Aug 2022)

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
RSC:: Referee Stops Contest
WP:: Win on Points