I worked on the aspects and made myself strong :Nikhat Zareen

New Delhi
Hardened by the difficult circumstances in her career, newly-crowned World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen said she has adopted a combative approach where whatever happens I have to fight and give my best. Continuing her stellar run, Zareen out-punched Thailand s Jitpong Jutamas by a unanimous 5-0 verdict to clinch the flyweight (52kg) gold in Istanbul on Thursday. These two years, I focused on my game only and whatever the weaknesses were there in my game, I tried to improve, Zareen told reporters after her bout.
I worked on my strong points and on where I lacked in my game. I worked on the aspects where I needed to work and made myself strong. All those hurdles which I have faced in my career have made me strong. I have become mentally strong after all these and my thought process is that whatever happens, I have to fight and give my best, she added.
Zareen s golden feat comes two years after she had written to then sports Minister Kiren Rijiju asking for a fair trial for the Olympic Qualifiers.
Zareen was trolled on social media mercilessly for this while the legendary Mary Kom had caustically asked Who Nikhat Zareen? Zareen eventually lost the bout to Mary Kom in the trials, missing out on a chance to qualify for the Tokyo Games.