NIKHAT ZAREEN CLINCHES GOLD IN BOXING,WINS HER 1ST COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDAL INDIA ON 4TH AT CWG MEDAL TALLY

NIKHAT ZAREEN World champion boxer Nikhat Zareen has also won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The 26-year-old became the world champion in May this year. Now he has won the yellow medal in his debut Commonwealth Games. Nikhat gave India the 17th gold. India’s medal tally has now reached 48. With this, India has overtaken New Zealand in the Commonwealth Games tally to reach the fourth position.

Before Zareen, Indian boxers Amit Panghal and Neetu Ganghas continued their dominating performances and won gold medals. Both the boxers defeated the opponent of the host country England in the final of their bouts. Panghal thus improved the colour of the silver medal of the previous round. She defeated European Championship silver medallist McDonald Kieran by a margin of 5-0 in the men’s flyweight (48-51kg) category

Before Zareen, Indian boxers Amit Panghal and Neetu Ganghas continued their dominating performances and won gold medals. Both the boxers defeated the opponent of the host country England in the final of their bouts. Panghal thus improved the colour of the silver medal of the previous round. She defeated European Championship silver medallist McDonald Kieran by a margin of 5-0 in the men’s flyweight (48-51kg) category.

Neetu, who first entered the ring, defeated World Championships 2019 bronze medallist Resztan Demi Z 5-0 in a unanimous decision in the final of the women’s minimumweight (45-48kg) category. World Championships silver-medallist and Asian Games gold medalist Panghal, despite his short stature, looked better in both the boxers in the bout.

• Name: Nikhat Zareen
• Discipline: Boxing
• Event: 50 Kg
• Date of Birth: 14-06-1996
• Hometown: Telangana
• Training Base: IG Stadium
• Coach: National Camp: B.Bhatt
• Background:
• Nikhat Zareen was born to Mohammad Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana in Nizamabad city of
• Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). She completed her primary education from the Nirmala Hrudaya
• Girls High School in Nizamabad.Zareen was introduced to boxing by her father, Mohammad Jameel
• Ahmed, and she trained under him during her initial days.
• Achievements:
• YEAR
• EVENT
• PERFORMANCE
• 2022
• AIBA ELITE WOMEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
• GOLD MEDAL
• 2021
• 5TH ELITE WOMEN NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP
• GOLD MEDAL
• 2019
• ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
• BRONZE MEDAL
• 2019
• THAILAND OPEN INTERNATIONAL BOXING FEMALE
• SILVER MEDAL
• 2019
• INDIAN OPEN, INDIA.
• BRONZE MEDAL
• 2019
• STRANDJA CUP, BULGARIA
• GOLD MEDAL
• 2019
• BEOGRADSKI POBEDNIK, SERBIA, 2018
• GOLD MEDAL
• 2013
• WORLD WOMEN’S YOUTH & JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
• SILVER MEDAL
• 2011
• WORLD WOMEN’S YOUTH & JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – ANTALYA, TURKEY –
• GOLD MEDAL
• Key Government Interventions:
• ● International training camp in Ireland prior to the Commonwealth Games .
• ● International training camp in Istanbul prior to the World Championship 2022 .
• Equipment Support: N/A
• Foreign/Support Staff: Mr. Rafaelle Bergamasco
• Days in National Coaching Camp: 203 Days
• Funding:
• ACTC
• TOPS
• OPA

22,20,000/-

2,75,000/