Nikhat Zareen aims for medal at World Boxing Championships

After enduring a heartbreak in the Paris 2024 Olympics in the pre-quarter-finals, the World Boxing Championships will mark Nikhat's first appearance for India at an international event. Last week, Nikhat was named in India's 20-member contingent after a week-long selection evaluation at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala.

Nikhat, who recently won a silver medal at the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament 2025, is bolstering her preparations and hopes to make India proud by clinching a medal. The



29-year-old revealed that during the preparations for the competition, the coaches are working hard to ensure the athletes reach a 100 per cent fitness level.

"So, yeah, after a long break, now again this year I am going to participate in this world championship, which is going to happen from 4th to 14th September in Liverpool, UK. So, I am looking forward to representing India and making the country proud there. So, after Paris, this will be my first international competition where I am going to represent India,"