Nikhat Zareen

Nikhat Zareen
Zareen in 2022
Personal information
NicknameNikki[citation needed]
NationalityIndian
Born (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 28)
Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight / Light flyweight
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's amateur boxing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 0
Asian Games 0 0 1
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
Asian Championships 0 0 1
World Junior and Youth Championships 1 1 0
Total 4 1 2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Light flyweight
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Light flyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Light flyweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Flyweight

Nikhat Zareen (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian boxer and a two-time world champion. She won a gold medal at the 2011 AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Boxing Championships held in Antalya.[1] Zareen won gold medals at the 2022 Istanbul, and 2023 New Delhi IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.[2][3] She also won gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4][5] She won the bronze medal in the Light flyweight event in the 2022 Asian Games.[6]

  1. ^ "4 Indians win gold in AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Championship". The Times of India. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Nikhat Zareen beats Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam to bag second World Championships gold". 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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  6. ^ Peesara, Anuraag (1 October 2023). "Asian Games 2023 boxing: Nikhat Zareen wins bronze medal, Parveen Hooda secures Paris Olympics quota". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.