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Nikhat Zareen looks to secure Paris Olympics quota via Asiad medal | undefined News – Times of India

Semis spot good enough, but boxing's poster girl has sights set on goldNEW DELHI: Nikhat Zareen has been in red-hot form for some time now. She is undefeated in the ring since March last year, securing two World Championships titles and a Commonwealth Games gold during this period.The Indian women's boxing's poster girl will next be seen in action at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, which will also mark her debut at the continental event. Nikhat will be the favourite to win gold in the women's 50kg category. In the process, she will try to secure a quota place for the 2024 Paris Olympics.Four Olympic berths will be on offer in Nikhat's weight class and a semifinal entry will be enough to book her flight to the Summer Games. "That will be my top priority," Nikhat had earlier said. "This will...
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Nikhat Zareen relishes pressure of defending world title at home | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India’s flyweight world champion, Nikhat Zareen, says she will be under no pressure playing in front of her home crowd at the upcoming IBA women’s World Championships, scheduled to be held here from March 15 to 26.In fact, she is confident about defending her World Championships crown in her newly-acquired Olympic weight class of 50kg, following the rejigging of divisions by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for the Paris Games 2024. Nikhat had won the world title in a non-Olympic weight category of 52kg last year in Istanbul, Turkey.“Had the championships been organised outside India, I would have been under pressure. But since India is hosting the event, I would say I am more confident than ever about defending my title. Playing in front of your home crowd has its ...
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Nikhat Zareen, Manju Rani storm into quarters at Women’s National Boxing Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: World Championships medallists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani continued their good run in the 6th Women’s National Boxing Championships as they registered thumping 5-0 victories in their respective bouts to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament in Bhopal on Thursday.The reigning world champion Nikhat, representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, while Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Manju Rani, who won the silver medal in the 2019 World Championships, also came up with an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg last-16 contest.Meanwhile, another RSPB boxer Jyoti Gulia, the 2017 youth world champion, also progressed into the 52kg last-8 after beating Jharkhan...