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The gold medallist boxer Nikhat Zareen who won at Women s Boxing Championship was gifted a Mahindra Thar SUV by the Indian automaker for her achievement.
Representatives from various sections of society came together at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, at a session titled “Jan Jan Ka Vishwas” to deliberate on how government policies and programmes have contributed to inclusive development during the last nin
Nikhat said, More than me, my father deserves all the medals that I have won yet because the society that I belong to does not permit women to play a male-dominated sport. Even after that, earning a name and fame in that sport was a big achievement for me. 📺 KBC 14: CWG 2022 Gold Medalist Nikhat Zareen Credits Her Father Mohammad Jameel Ahmed for Introducing Her to Boxing.
New Delhi, June 10 (PTI): Veteran Indian boxer MC Mary Kom’s bid to compete at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games ended in a heartbreak here on Friday as she was forced to withdraw midway from the selection trials due to a knee injury. The six-time world champion twisted her left knee in the first few minutes in the opening round of the 48kg semifinals against Haryana’s Nitu. Mary Kom will thus miss the quadrennial event, where she had become the first Indian woman boxer to claim a gold medal in the last edition in 2018. “Six-time world champion Mary Kom has withdrawn from the ongoing Women’s Boxing Trials for the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to an injury she suffered on Friday,” the the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) said in a statement. Mary Kom fell down in the very first round of the bout. The 39-year-old tried to keep going after receiving medical assistance but after a couple of punches, she struggled to keep balance as she clutched her left knee and