Nikhat Zareen

Born on 14th June 1996 in Nizamabad district of Telangana; Nikhat Zareen is an Indian amateur boxer who competes under the flyweight category. Initially, Nikhat trained under the guidance of his father Jameel Ahmed. In 2009, she was inducted into the Sports Authority of India and received formal training from Dronacharya Awardee IV Rao. 

Major Achievements:-

• Entitled as the 'Golden Best Boxer' at the Erode Nationals event in 2010
• Bagged gold medal at the Women's Junior/Youth Championship of 2011, held in Turkey
• Credited a silver medal with her power-pack performance at the Youth World Championship of 2014, held in Bulgaria. The same year, she won a gold medal at the Third Nations Cup, held in Serbia by defeating Russian boxer Paltceva Ekaterina.
• Nikhat was appointed as the official ambassador of her hometown Nizamabad, Telangana in 2014.
• Entitled as the 'Best Boxer' in the All India Inter-University Boxing Championship of 2015. The same year, she also bagged a gold medal in the 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship.
• In 2019, Nikhat won a silver medal in the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati.
• Nikhat won a silver medal at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament 2019 held in Bangkok.