World beater Nikhat Zareen vows to become 'an Olympic champion' one day
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The 25-year-old boxer from Telangana did that with a dominant 5-0 win over Thailand`s Jitpong Jutamas in the 52 kg final.
Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen entered history books when she became only the 10th Indian to win a gold medal at the World boxing championships a few days ago.
The 25-year-old boxer from Telangana did that with a dominant 5-0 win over Thailand`s Jitpong Jutamas in the 52 kg final. In the process, she became the only fifth Indian woman to secure a gold medal at the World Boxing Championships after record six-time champion Mary Kom (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018), Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006) and Lekha KC (2006).
The Felicitation Ceremony was graced by Hon'ble Sports Minister @ianuragthakur along with #SandeepPradhan Director General, SAI, Hon'ble President of BFI @AjaySingh_SG, Vice President @debojo_m, Secretary General #HemantaKalita, Treasurer #DigvijaySingh, other officials, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/41L758vCD5
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) May 24, 2022
On May 26 (Tuesday), the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Tuesday felicitated all three medal winners of the 12th IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi, which was also attended by the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
