Nasreen Sheikh is an Indian Kho-Kho player who served as the captain of the Indian women’s Kho-Kho team. In 2024, she became the second Kho-Kho player from India to receive the Arjuna Award after Sarika Kale Sudhakar.
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Nasreen Shaikh was born on Saturday, 7 November 1998 (age 25 years as of 2023) in Shakurpur, Delhi. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. Nasreen completed her schooling from Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Kohat Enclave, Pitampura, New Delhi. He studied Bachelor of Arts from Daulat Ram College (DU). After this Nasreen studied Bachelor of Physical Education from Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab. After completing her B.P.Ed., Nasreen started pursuing her Masters in Physical Education from Lovely Professional University.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 3″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
Nasreen Shaikh’s father, Mohammad Ghafoor, sells utensils in weekly flea markets in different areas of Delhi. Nasreen’s mother Anwari is a housewife. He has 10 siblings of which 6 sisters and 4 brothers.
Nasreen Shaikh (centre) with her parents
Husband
Nasreen Shaikh is unmarried.
Religion
Nasreen Sheikh follows the religion of Islam.
Nasreen Shaikh’s Instagram post about her prayers
kho-kho player
In 2016, Nasreen Sheikh participated in the 2016 South Asian Games in which the Indian Kho-Kho team won the gold medal. In 2019, Nasreen represented the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Kho-Kho team as a captain in the 13th South Asian Games and won the gold medal in the tournament final under her captaincy.
The unbeatable Indian women’s Kho-Kho team won the gold medal by defeating Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the 13th South Asian Games held in Nepal. #AAI I am proud because Nasreen Shaikh (AAI supported player) captained the team along with Aishwarya, Purnima and Praveen, other AAI supported players. pic.twitter.com/kIAXQQ5Oki
– Airports Authority of India (@AAI_Official) 5 December 2019
In 2022, Nasreen participated in the 55th Senior Kho Kho National Championship, which was held in Osmanabad, Maharashtra. In 2023, Nasreen participated in the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championships held in Tamulpur, Assam, where the Indian Kho Kho team won the gold medal in the tournament finals.
Nasreen Shaikh after winning the 4th Asian Kho Kho Championship in Tamulpur, Assam
award
In 2024, Nasreen Sheikh was awarded the Arjuna Award for her outstanding performance in sports and games.
President Draupadi Murmu presented the Arjuna Award, 2023 to Ms Nasreen for her achievements in Kho-Kho. She has won:
● A gold medal at the Asian Kho-Kho Championship held at Tamulpur, India in 2023. ● A gold medal at the South Asian Games held at Kathmandu, Nepal in 2019. pic.twitter.com/q47i8jJ4X6
– President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) 9 January 2024
Facts/General Knowledge
- After Indian Kho-Kho player Sarika Kale Sudhakar won the Arjuna Award in 2020, Nasreen Shaikh in 2024 became the second Kho-Kho player to receive the second highest sporting honor in India.
- Nasreen has been a very good athlete since her school days and used to win gold medals in 100m and 200m sprint in inter-school events.
- His family was very poor financially, that is why he had to choose a sport which did not involve any sports equipment, so he chose Kho-Kho as his career option.
- Nasreen started her Kho-Kho journey when she was in third grade and by the time she reached sixth grade, she was already participating in School Nationals as well as Nationals in Kho-Kho.
- Nasreen Shaikh was employed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) at a monthly stipend of Rs 26,000, and she also plays for their Kho Kho team.
- During the COVID-19 lockdown, Nasreen and her family faced very tough times financially and sought financial help for Aahar, considering which the federation gave her Rs 1 lakh, an Old Delhi-based Welfare NGO provided Rs 50,000 and Kho General Secretary MS Tyagi of Kho Federation gave him five thousand rupees.
- In 2023, the Kho-Kho Federation of India announced that a biopic focusing on Nasreen’s extraordinary life and achievements would be made. The biopic was screened during the inaugural ceremony of the National League Ultimate Kho-Kho in December 2023.
- In 2023, Nasreen’s name was included in the class 5 book of a government school in Uttar Pradesh.
- As of 2023, Nasreen Shaikh has played in 50 national events and six international events.
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