Nasreen Shaikh

Nasreen Shaikh (born 7 November 1998) is an Indian kho-kho player who is the captain of the Indian women's kho-kho team. She became the second kho-kho player to receive the Arjuna Award. Kho-Kho Federation of India screened her bio-pic during the opening ceremony of the Ultimate Kho-kho, a National league.

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. After schooling, she graduated from Delhi University's Daulat Ram College with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Later, she did Bachelors in Physical Education from the same college. She has six sisters and four brothers. She has a contract job with the Airports Authority of India.

Career
She captained the Indian women's kho-kho team at the South Asian Games, where India won the gold medal.

Awards

 * Arjuna Award 2023.