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CWG 2022: Relatively easy opening draws for India's boxers

Spotlight on Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Amit Panghal

The Times of India

Commonwealth Games 2022: Boxers Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain get easy opening draws

BIRMINGHAM: World champion Nikhat Zareen and reigning Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain have been handed relatively easy opening round draws in the women's boxing competition of the Commonwealth Games which begins here with the opening ceremony on Thursday.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: In Nikhat Zareen's ring of fire, spirit soars while adversity melts

NEW DELHI: When Nikhat Zareen first took to the ring as a 12-year-old in her hometown of Nizamabad back in 2008, the sparring session with a boy had left the boxer with a blackened eye and a bloody nose. Her mother, Praveen Sultana, was furious. She was worried because it…

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Boxer Nikhat to be the face of Hyderabad Marathon

5k run on Aug.27 to be followed by 10k, full and half marathons on Aug.28

The Hindu

CWG-bound boxer Sagar Ahlawat’s preparatory trip to Ireland hit by visa issues

NEW DELHI: CWG-bound super heavyweight men’s boxer Sagar Ahlawat’s trip to Northern Ireland to prepare for the Birmingham Games has been delayed due to visa issues, TOI has learnt.

The Times of India

Hungry for medals, Nikhat Zareen hopes boxers win 4 gold at Commonwealth Games

NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned world champion Nikhat Zareen is hungry to win more medals for the country and expects a record haul of four golds from the Indian boxing contingent at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games starting July 28.

The Times of India

I took up boxing because society thought women were not strong enough to box: Nikhat Zareen

Nikhat Zareen sees familial support as a crucial part of any young athlete’s development

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I hope to continue Mary Kom’s rich legacy, says Nikhat

The World champion targets the Commonwealth Games gold

The Hindu

Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara lead way in their wishes on Father's Day

NEW DELHI: Several Indian sportspersons, including cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar, Cheteshwar Pujara and celebrated boxer Nikhat Zareen, among others, took to social media to celebrate Father's Day, saying they have been the "biggest support system" in their lives.

The Times of India

I'm not representing a community, but my country: Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: "As an athlete I'm here to represent India. For me, Hindu-Muslim doesn't matter. I'm not representing a community but my country," world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen said on Monday when asked about people talking more about her religious background than her achievements.

The Times of India

Need to train Indian athletes to handle mental pressure at big events: Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: Handling "mental pressure" at the highest level is something Indian athletes lack, according to reigning world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen, who feels specialised training should be given to overcome this hurdle at big-ticket events.

The Times of India

Lovlina, Nikhat in Commonwealth Games squad

Jasmine Lamboria and Nitu Ghanghas also make the grade

The Hindu

Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain seal CWG berths

While Nikhat blanked Minakshi via a 7-0 unanimous decision, Lovlina out-classed Pooja by an identical margin

The Hindu

Nikhat Zareen: Golden fists forged in the fires of adversity

Nikhat Zareen’s steely resolve — hardened by the challenges she has faced both inside and outside the boxing ring — took her all the way to the top at the World Championships. She has now set her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympics

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PM Modi meets boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen, bronze medallists Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda

Nikhat recently clinched the coveted gold in flyweight (52kg) division at the boxing world championship in Turkey

Newslaundry

NL Playoffs Ep 21: Thomas Cup, Nikhat Zareen’s win, Premier League finals

In this episode of NL Playoffs, hosts and Newslaundry subscribers Aniketh and Gowtham, ESPN sports journalist Zenia D’Cunha analyse India’s win in the Thomas Cup and Nikhat Zareen’s world title victory. They also discuss the Premier League finals and the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.

The Times of India

'Didn't I deserve to go to CWG?' asks boxer Manisha Moun

NEW DELHI: Boxer Manisha Moun is both happy and sad at the same time. Happy because she has just returned home with her maiden medal at the World Championships - a bronze in the women's 57k g category - from the Istanbul meet.

The Times of India

World Championship target achieved, Nikhat Zareen now eyes Olympic glory

NEW DELHI: Fresh from her exploits at the World Boxing Championship, Nikhat Zareen has now firmly set her sights on being the first among equals at the Paris Olympics with a top podium finish during the 2024 edition of the quadrennial extravaganza.

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Nikhat Zareen's dilemma: 50kg or 54kg for Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Like most other amateur women boxers globally, India's newly-crowned world flyweight champion Nikhat Zareen will also have to move to a new weight category for the Paris Olympics in 2024 following the rejigging of divisions by the International Boxing Association (IBA).

The Times of India

I was worried her face would get scarred: Nikhat Zareen's mother

Like all mothers, Parveen Sultana was worried about her boxer-daughter Nikhat Zareen's future. For any middle-class family, getting their daughters married is of primary importance and Nikhat's parents were no different. In fact, Parveen disliked her daughter's keen interest in boxing and tried to convince her to give up the…

The Times of India

No point fretting over past...I am world champion: Nikhat Zareen

Maybe I'll get more real sense of it all when I return to India and meet my family, says the country's new world champion

The Hindu

An innocent query landed Nikhat in the boxing ring

As a teenager, the world champion had resolutely set out to punch her way into what was considered a bastion of masculinity

The Times of India

Tracing golden girl Nikhat Zareen's journey from a sprint runner to boxing world champion

NEW DELHI: "Why are there no girls playing, is boxing only a men's sport?" A young and innocent Nikhat Zareen, who was training to be a sprint runner, had once questioned her father.

The Times of India

Exclusive: 'My time has come, will give it my all to win an Olympic gold for the country', says new World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen is the toast of the nation after becoming just the fifth Indian female pugilist to win a gold medal at the World Championships.

Al Jazeera

Nikhat Zareen becomes fifth Indian woman to win world boxing gold

The 25-year-old boxer from Telangana state beat Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas at the Women’s World Boxing Championships.

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