Sportz Point have chosen Telangana girl Nikhat Zareen as the Indian female athlete of the year 2022.

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At the beginning of the year 2022, Nikhat Zareen must have been recognized in the world of boxing, but the reality is that generally, people were not as familiar with her as they are today. But as soon as she won the gold medal in the Boxing World Cup in March, she captured the hearts of Indians. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also had to congratulate her for his success.

Nikhat participated in four national and international competitions in 2022 and won gold medals in all. Not only this, but apart from the world of boxing, she also dominated the political corridor and glamour world. Nikhat has been included in the list of successful women of Forbes this year and was honoured with the Arjuna Award.

Earlier, Nikhat made the headlines for challenging established boxer, Mary Kom, only to lose the bout fair and square. With the loss, her chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics also went in vain. Nikhat, later, became the only boxer other than Mary Kom to win the women's world championship after 16 years. After this, the country's attitude towards this South Indian girl has changed. Her thunderous victory in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games also shut everyone's mouth.

It was a success story where a normal middle-class girl from a conservative family defied the routine script and all odds to carve her own space of fame in Indian sport. Nikhat has always insisted on the kind of support she got from her parents, father Mohammed Jameel Ahmed, who was a sales officer in the Gulf before moving back home, and mother Parveen Sultana to keep going. Being the third among four sisters, it was all the more challenging for Nikhat to explore new frontiers.

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Telangana has given many big and international players like Sania Mirza, Mohammad Azharuddin, and PV Sandhu. But this time Telangana's favourite Nikhat Zareen remains. That is why we, Sportz Point have chosen her as the Female Athlete of the year 2022.

The teams of South Africa and West Indies will face each other in the third match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 on October 4, Friday. Both the teams would like to make a strong start in the tournament by performing well in this match.

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This match is important for both the teams as it can give them a chance to go to the knockout stage of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. With the result of this match, the form of both the teams and the ability of their players will be evaluated. South Africa will take the field with its balanced team, while West Indies will depend on the excellent form of its captain Hayley Matthews.

South Africa won the series 2-1 against Pakistan

South Africa women's team has recently performed brilliantly against Pakistan by winning the series 2-1. Their eyes are set on winning the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 title. Team captain Laura Wolvaardt is currently the fifth ranked T20 batsman in the world and has led the team to victory in many matches with her aggressive game.

Marizanne Kapp and Chloe Tryon are the other key players of the team who are expected to strengthen the team with their experience. In bowling, Tumi Sekhukhune and Sinalo Jafta can play major roles.

West Indies won the T20 series against Sri Lanka 

The West Indies team has recently shown its capability by winning the T20 series against Sri Lanka. Team captain Hayley Matthews is in excellent form and has scored 313 runs so far in the year 2024 and has also taken 8 wickets.

The team is full of all-rounders, but their batsmen will have to show composure against the strong bowling of South Africa. The return of Deandra Dottin has strengthened the team and she will play an important role in both batting and bowling.

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SAW vs WIW: Head-To-Head

SAW vs WIW: Squads

The Indian Women's Cricket Team will take on arch-rivals Pakistan on October 6 as per the new and updated Women's T20 World Cup fixture released by ICC on Monday. The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, which is all set to begin on October 3, was scheduled to be held in Bangladesh but was moved due to security reasons. Post that, ICC decided to shift the tournament to UAE with BCB still being the hosts of the marquee tournament. 

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India will start their campaign against the Kiwis 

The groups are still the same. Defending champion Australia are in Group A alongside India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Group B consists of South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Scotland. Each side will play four group matches, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the semi-finals.

The two semis will be played on October 17 and 18 and the final in Dubai on October 20. There is also a reserve day for both the semi-finals and the final.

If India advances from the group stage, they will feature in the first semi-final. 10 warm-up matches will be played from September 28 to October 1.

Team India will play their tournament opener against New Zealand on 4th October in Dubai followed by the much-awaited match against arch-rival Pakistan on 6th October at the same venue.

The Indian Women's team will then play against the defending champions Australia on 13th October in Sharjah.

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Fixture and Schedule

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's coverage of India At Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (7th August) as Indian athletes look for more medals at the Olympics. 

So far, India's three medals have come from shooting, and with the shooting event getting over, our focus has shifted to athletics.

Throughout the day, this is Abishek Goswami along with Payal Debnath and Koushik Biswas will bring you all the updates from the web desk. 

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India's track and field athlete, the javelin sensation Neeraj Chopra is set to defend his Olympic crown at the Paris Olympics 2024 on 6th August 2024. The 26-year-old has finished in the top two of every competition he has been part of ever since the Tokyo Games. Neeraj has already achieved everything a Javelin thrower dreams of achieving in his career and is now set to repeat those achievements. 

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Neeraj Chopra will compete among the 32 athletes in the Javelin competition at the Summer Olympics 2024. Another Javelin thrower Kishore Jena will also be in action in the same event alongside Neeraj. Jena bagged a Silver last year at the Asian Games when Chopra clinched the Gold. He finished fifth in the World Championships last year while Neeraj won the event.

If Neeraj manages to defend his crown in Paris, he will become the only Indian to win two Gold medals in the individual category at the Olympics. He is one of two Indians with single individual golds at the games.

Timing of the Javelin Events in Paris Olympics 2024

The Javelin competition is divided into two groups. Both groups will be in action on August 6. The Group A qualification will take place at 1:50 PM IST, while the Group B qualifier will be held at 3:20 PM IST on the same day. The final of the event is scheduled to take place on August 8 at 11:55 PM IST. Eight athletes will qualify for the final.

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Where to follow the Paris Olympics 2024 events in India?

Fans in India can watch the live telecast of Javelin events on the Sports 18 network TV. The events will also be streamed live on Jio Cinema and it's free for all users.