Boxing champion Nikhat Zareen: ‘Women are as strong as men’

Nikhat Zareen has turn out to be a family identify in India after successful the World Boxing Championships in Turkey.

She turned the fifth Indian girl to win the honour. She first made headlines after difficult Indian boxing legend Mary Kom for a bout to resolve who ought to signify India on the Tokyo Olympics.

However Zareen says she has put that episode behind her. She tells the BBC how Mary Kom impressed her and a era of Indian boxers and now she needs to emulate the legend’s success when she qualifies and participates on the Paris Olympics in 2024.

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