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World Championships Silver-medallist boxer Manju Rani eyes Paris Olympics glory

Manju Rani was training at her hometown village of Rithal in Rohtak district of Haryana when she witnessed Mary Kom win the Bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

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I'm not representing a community, but my country: Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: "As an athlete I'm here to represent India. For me, Hindu-Muslim doesn't matter. I'm not representing a community but my country," world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen said on Monday when asked about people talking more about her religious background than her achievements.

The Times of India

Need to train Indian athletes to handle mental pressure at big events: Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: Handling "mental pressure" at the highest level is something Indian athletes lack, according to reigning world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen, who feels specialised training should be given to overcome this hurdle at big-ticket events.

The Times of India

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Mary Kom has suffered ACL injury, advised reconstructive surgery

NEW DELHI: Six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and will require a reconstructive surgery, scans revealed on Saturday.

The Times of India

Boxing | Mary Kom ruled out of Commonwealth Games after suffering knee injury during trials

Six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom has been ruled out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after she injured herself in the first round of the 48kg trials semifinals

The Hindu

No point fretting over past...I am world champion: Nikhat Zareen

Maybe I'll get more real sense of it all when I return to India and meet my family, says the country's new world champion

The Times of India

Exclusive: 'My time has come, will give it my all to win an Olympic gold for the country', says new World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen

NEW DELHI: Newly-crowned world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen is the toast of the nation after becoming just the fifth Indian female pugilist to win a gold medal at the World Championships.

The Times of India

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Nikhat Zareen becomes fifth Indian woman to win world boxing gold

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

Al Jazeera

The tale of Nikhat Zareen's resilience: From requesting a 'fair trial' to becoming world champion

NEW DELHI: None other than legendary MC Mary Kom had asked in 2019, 'who is Nikhat Zareen'?

The Times of India

Sensational Nikhat Zareen boxes her way to gold at World Championships

NEW DELHI: Nikhat Zareen couldn’t control her emotions. And why would she? The star Indian boxer presented herself an early birthday gift when she outpunched Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong by a unanimous 5-0 decision to scalp the biggest medal of her bright career – a maiden World Championships gold, in the…

The Times of India

Nikhat Zareen scripts history, clinches gold at Women's World Boxing Championships

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen lived up to the expectations as she clinched the coveted gold in flyweight (52kg) division with a facile 5-0 victory over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in the Women's World Championship final in Istanbul on Thursday.

The Times of India

Nikhat, Manisha & Parveen assure India medals at Worlds

NEW DELHI: After living under MC Mary Kom's shadow for long, Nikhat Zareen (52kg) announced her arrival on the big stage of women's boxing when she assured herself of a medal at the World Championships in Turkey's Istanbul, following a dominating 5-0 win over her English rival, Charley-Sian Taylor Davison.

The Times of India

Inaugural Kerala Olympic Games get underway in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first ever Kerala Olympic Games was inaugurated by state Sports Minister V Abdurahiman at the University Stadium here on Saturday.

The Times of India

Mary Kom offers free coaching to young boxing talent from Kerala at her academy

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Renowned boxer and Olympic medallist Mary Kom on Saturday offered free training to the best boxing talents from Kerala at her academy.

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The Hindu

Kerala Olympic Games inaugurated

KOA honours Mary Kom with lifetime achievement award

The Times of India

MC Mary Kom to skip World Championships and Asian Games to make way for youngsters

NEW DELHI: Olympic bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom has decided to skip the World Championships and the Asian Games to be held later this year to give more exposure to youngsters.

Newslaundry

The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 133: Saand Ki Aankh, Nike ad, Dabbang 3, and more

In this episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Saand Ki Aankh, which hit theatres last Friday. “Tushar Hiranandani, whose directorial debut this is, demonstrated that it is clearly his directorial debut because I think this material under a more adept…

Newslaundry

India’s golden girls

Traditionally, Indian sports have been male-dominated. But the emergence of some top women players in the last few years has signalled a major shift in this sphere. Gold Coast 2018 was no different.

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