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Nasreen Shaikh
Indian kho-kho player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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]
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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]
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Awards
- Arjuna Award 2023.[7]
- BBC ‘Sportswoman of the Year 2025.[13]
References
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