EVEN after winning gold at the World Championships in Istanbul, Nikhat Zareen still thinks about the difficult times she had to endure. For all those nearmisses and frustrations, it was not easy. "It was difficult but I remained focussed," she said after the victory over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas.
"After making a comeback in 2018, I was not at the peak level. I missed out on the World Championships. But I didn't give up. After 2019, I have taken every competition as a opportunity and I have tasted success. I have always had faith in myself," she recalled.
If she had a vast number of doubters about her skill sets inside the ring, she had to face an almighty battle to even get into the ring. "Earlier, we wouldn't send girls outside. There were tough conditions. But I had a thought process. We wanted Nikhat to take up a sport," her father, Mohammed Jameel Ahmed, recalled to this paper. "Nikhat was rough and tough. She would prefer to remain outdoor and spend time with her friends in the locality. So we felt we should take her to a ground and figure out if she wants to get into sports."
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