The Latest Breaking News from Nikhat Zareen

New Delhi (AFP) - India's Commonwealth Games ambitions have been badly hit by the last-minute withdrawal of Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra but they still have high hopes of gold in several sports including boxing and badminton.

5k run on Aug.27 to be followed by 10k, full and half marathons on Aug.28

Nikhat Zareen’s steely resolve — hardened by the challenges she has faced both inside and outside the boxing ring — took her all the way to the top at the World Championships. She has now set her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympics

Nikhat recently clinched the coveted gold in flyweight (52kg) division at the boxing world championship in Turkey

In this episode of NL Playoffs, hosts and Newslaundry subscribers Aniketh and Gowtham, ESPN sports journalist Zenia D’Cunha analyse India’s win in the Thomas Cup and Nikhat Zareen’s world title victory. They also discuss the Premier League finals and the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.

As a teenager, the world champion had resolutely set out to punch her way into what was considered a bastion of masculinity

The 25-year-old boxer from Telangana state beat Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas at the Women’s World Boxing Championships.

“She was telling repeatedly that she can beat anyone in the world if everything goes according to a plan,” her father recalled

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