Nikhat Zareen’s Reflections on Paris 2024 Olympics

• Emphasizes the importance of balance between career and life.

• Learned the importance of compartmentalizing ring intensity and living in the present.

• Now preparing for the World Boxing Championships, her first international event after Paris.

• Reflects on her damaged self-confidence and rebuilding it.

• Acknowledges the past and focuses on the positives from the competition.

Nikhat’s First Experience at the Olympics

• Learned success is about hard work, self-belief, destiny, and luck.

• Faced two boxers, Wu Yu and Buse Naz Cakiroglu, in the early rounds.

Post-Olympics Struggles

• Faced a drastic change in mindset, leading to a weight gain of 7 kgs within a month.

• Helped out of this rut by her adopted golden retriever, Bella, and a trip to Kashmir.

Challenges and Strengthening

• Picked up a meniscus injury, pushed to the sidelines for almost four months.

• Returned to the ring at the Elite Women’s Boxing Tournament in Hyderabad but had to pull out before her bout with Jyoti.

Current Struggles

• Credits Sunny, a Sports Authority of India coach, for helping her regain fitness levels