Paris Olympics 2024: Nikhat Zareen's Challenging Road to Finale

Author: Subhi Saxena Date: 26/07/24 Credit: Instagram Credit: Instagram

Paris Olympics 2024

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Nikhat Zareen's Tough Draw

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R-32 with Maxi Kloetzer

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R-16 with Wu Yu

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Both World Champions

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Quaterfinals Face Off

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Lost to Both

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First round women's Boxing Draws

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10 Olympic Records that are Hard To Be Broken

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