Nikhat Zareen was gifted a Mahindra Thar after she gained the gold medal at World Boxing Championships in Delhi (Twitter picture)
Nikhat Zareen was gifted a Mahindra Thar after she gained the World Championship gold medal, and she or he revealed what she would do with the prize cash
Contrary to her earlier plans of shopping for a Mercedes, newly-crowned two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen now needs to ship her mother and father to carry out ‘Umrah’ with the prize cash.
Nikhat gained her second world championship title with a 5-0 win over Nguyen Thi Tam of Vietnam on Sunday.
With the title, she additionally obtained USD 100,000 winner’s cheque and ‘Thar’ automotive gifted by sponsors Mahindra.
She had earlier stated she would purchase a Mercedes automotive with the prize cash.
“I haven’t thought of it. Last time I stated I’ll get a Mercedes however since I’ve bought a Thar as a present so now I’m considering of not getting a Mercedes.
“I need to ship my mother and father for Umrah as a result of Ramazan is happening. I’ll discuss to them about this at house,” Nikhat, who belongs to a Nizamabad-based Muslim household, informed reporters hours after her bout.
‘Umrah’ is a minor pilgrimage to the twin Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
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A believer in thinking positively, Nikhat said she manifest her two world titles and Commonwealth Games title.
“Everyone has a success mantra. I visualise things. I like to think positive. I have written ‘champion’ and drew a gold medal on a sticky note and pasted it on my bed.
“Every day when I wake up I see that, when I go to sleep I see that. It motivates me to do well. I did that for the last world championships, the CWG and this time too.”
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Nikhat has already certified for the Asian Games, which can be an Olympic qualifier later this month.
“My subsequent goal is Asian Games which is a qualifier. I hope to qualify for Paris Olympics.”
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