Nikhat Zareen
Nikhat Zareen (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian boxer. She won gold medal at the International Boxing Association (amateur) Women's Youth & Junior World Championships Antalya 2011. She won bronze medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati. She also won silver medal at the 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok. She won gold medal at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. She beat Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Turkey's Buse Naz Çakıroğlu in the semi-finals. She also works as general banking officer at Bank of  India. Personal life. Zareen was born on 14 June 1996 to Md. Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana in Nizamabad, Telangana, India. She completed her primary education from the Nirmala Hrudaya Girls High School in Nizamabad. She is pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at AV College in Hyderabad, Telangana. In 2020, Zareen was presented electric scooters and a cash award of Rs 10,000 by sports minister V. Srinivas Goud as well as Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS). Zareen has been appointed as the staff officer in the Bank of India, zonal office at AC Guards, Hyderabad. Career . Early training and inspiration. Her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed, introduced her to boxing and she trained under him for a year. Nikhat was inducted into the Sports Authority of India in Vishakhapatnam to train under Dronacharya awardee, IV Rao in 2009. A year later she was being declared as the 'golden best boxer' at the Erode Nationals in 2010. Brand endorsements. In 2018, Zareen signed brand endorsement deal with Adidas. Zareen is supported by the Welspun group and is included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme of Sports Authority of India.