Nasreen Shaikh

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Nasreen Shaikh (born 7 November 1998) is an Indian kho-kho player from Delhi. She was a former captain of the India women's national kho kho team. [1] She became the second kho-kho player to receive the Arjuna Award. [1] [2] Kho-Kho Federation of India screened her bio-pic during the opening ceremony of the Ultimate Kho-kho, a National league. [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Nasreen was born in Shakurpur, Delhi. Her father, Mohammed Ghafoor, is a contractor who polishes and sells utensils. She studied at the Government Senior Secondary School in Kohat Enclave and started playing kho-kho in Class 3. [1] After schooling, she graduated from Delhi University's Daulat Ram College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. [5] Later, she did Bachelors in Physical Education from the same college. [1] She has six sisters and four brothers. [1] She has a contract job with the Airports Authority of India. [5] [6]

Career

She captained the Indian women's kho-kho team at the South Asian Games, where India won the gold medal. [7] She retired after her successful campaign in the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup. [8]

She was part of the Indian women's team that won the first Kho Kho World Cup at New Delhi in January 2025. [9] [10] The Indian team defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and South Africa in semifinals. They defeated Nepal 78–40 in the final. [11] [12]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Habib, Khurram (9 January 2024). "Nasreen Shaikh: The rise of a new star". The Patriot. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. "Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. "Kho-Kho Federation to Screen Nasreen Shaikh's Biopic in Her Honour". News18. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. "Kho-Kho Federation of India to honour Nasreen Shaikh with a biopic on her". www.punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "India women's kho kho captain gets help after SOS call". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  6. IANS (25 April 2020). "'Was nearing a no-ration phase': Meet India's kho-kho captain". Sportstar. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. 1 2 "'Big achievement for our game': Indian women's kho-kho team captain Nasreen Shaikh on being nominated for Arjuna Award - www.lokmattimes.com". Lokmat English. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. "Kho Kho World Cup: India's road to the men's and women's title wins". thebridge.in. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  9. IANS (15 January 2025). "Kho Kho World Cup: Indian women make history with 157-point rout of South Korea". The Statesman. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  10. Krishnan, Vivek (9 January 2025). "Waikar to lead Indian men's team in Kho Kho WC". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  11. "Indian Women create history at Kho Kho World Cup 2025 with commanding victory over rivals Nepal to secure coveted trophy". The Tribune. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. "Indian women win first-ever Kho Kho World Cup 2025; PM Modi hails 'historic' victory | Mint". mint. 19 January 2025. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  13. "Nasreen Shaikh wins BBC Sportswoman Award as kho kho's star rises". indiantelevision.com. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.