Nazleen Madraswala

Coach, Hockey Star, Represented India at the Olympics, World Championship and Asian Games

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Melwyn Abraham

About Nazleen Madraswala

Coach, Hockey Star, Represented India at the Olympics, World Championship and Asian Games

Nazleen Madraswal, better known as Naaz Shah, is the recipient of the Shri Chhatrapati Award and has represented India at the Olympics, World Championship and Asian games. She has won Gold Medals at the Asian Games and Asian Championships and has previously held the post of President of the Women’s Hockey Association of Maharashtra.

She has worn many hats including entrepreneur, sportswoman, volunteer and administrator and is now currently Coaching at Hamilton Boys School, Hamilton, New Zealand.

About this Episode

In this episode, we talk about Naaz’s career as a Hockey Star representing India at the Olympics at the age of 17. She talks about the barriers she broke, the obstacles she overcame and the Gold Medals she won apart from her current work in New Zealand. We then talk about her meeting with the New Zealand premier and the volunteering work.

Naaz shares some valuable tips and insights into the journey of a sportsperson, and the advice she would give every young athlete. Tune in for an insightful conversation.

“We did win Gold but I think I grew as a person because there needed a certain amount of maturity to be able to play at that level with that kind of pressure.“
Nazleen Madraswala

“Once you get married and have a kid your life ends there. So i thought lets take this up as a challenge and maybe I can set something up for other athletes.”

– Nazleen Madraswala

Show highlights

“You could actually hear the crowd 5 metres away and every time you got the ball they started chanting your name.“
Nazleen Madraswala

“Right from when I was young, I have been particular about the kind of food I eat. A huge part of who you are is what you put into your system.”
Nazleen Madraswala