Hyderabad: Metropolis lady Nikhat Zareen scripted history by successful gold on the World Boxing Championships final week. Nonetheless, after her gold, very most nice looking the fifth for an Indian at that stage, the identical outdated money and other rewards from the converse authorities had been conspicuous by their absence. She returned to town on Friday.
This became once gorgeous because the converse authorities became once proactive in rewarding sportspersons when they made vital achievements. Nikhat’s decide became once among the smash accomplishments for Indian sport in fresh years.
Nikhat’s father Jameel stated that she had been taking half in within the senior division since 2015, nonetheless failed to rep any monetary the support of the authorities or others. On the opposite hand, Chief Minister Okay. Chandrasekhar Rao had launched Rs 50 lakh in 2014 for Nikhat’s practising.
Talking to Deccan Legend, Jameel stated the family had shifted from Nizamabad to Hyderabad 10 years ago and became once living in a rented condo.
Nikhat is as an officer with Monetary institution of India and her wage helped the family to continue to exist in Hyderabad, he stated.
Nizamabad MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha had counseled Neighborhood 1 officer put up for Nikhat a whereas ago nonetheless the file is pending with the Chief Minister’s Space of enterprise. “The Telangana authorities assured us of doubtless support,” he stated.
“We are hopeful that whatever incentives are given to the World champions would with regards to Nikhat too,” he stated.
Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav became once at hand on the Shamshabad airport to receive Nikhan when she returned after her gold medal bout on Friday.
Particularly, after badminton participant P.V. Sindhu’s Olympic medal wins in 2016 and 2021, every Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments had launched rather lots of rewards for her. After she won a bronze medal on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the AP authorities launched a money reward of Rs 30 lakh for Sindhu. When she won silver within the 2016 Olympics, the Telangana authorities rewarded her with Rs 5 crore and the AP authorities launched a Rs 3 crore money award as also a converse authorities job.
Other athletes or coaches from the converse esteem Sania Mirza and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand maintain been given rather lots of money rewards.
On the opposite hand, Nikhat is in line to receive not less than one reward — from outdated captain of AP’s Ranji physique of workers V. Chamundeswaranath. He has over time rewarded sportspersons with posh autos and equipped money rewards after their vital victories.
Talking to Deccan Legend, Chamundi, as he’s identified, stated, “Individuals attain not know that I became once the one who gave Nikhat Rs 10 lakh to head to Kyrgyzstan for teaching. I also gave her a battery scooter on which she would possibly per chance presumably disappear for educate about a year ago.”
He stated Nikhat became once anticipated at his station for a dinner on Would possibly well well also simply 30. When he meets her, he would give her a reward. “What the reward is, I will jabber her after I meet her. Let or not it is a shock,” Chamundi stated.
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