repeated ever since Zeina Nassar in September 2018 the title as a German Boxmeisterin in the spring weight, you as an Athlete known. Started her career at the Recognition in Kreuzberg. Seven years ago. She was better trained in the club, and since last year, the 21-Year-old fights at the Berliner TSC in the East of the city. However, Nassar grew up in Kreuzberg.
19 years she has lived here with her parents. As a meeting place, it proposes the Hermann square, the focal point of their youth. Only a quarter of an hour walk away from here she went to school. Your centre of life has shifted now, but here she is still happy. There are many memories and the family, which will connect you with the neighborhood. to achieve
Nassar in Berlin, is not so easy, because she is always on the move: she jumps back and forth between the Training, the competitions and the Lectures at the University of Potsdam, where she studied educational Sciences and sociology.
“I can, in the meantime, without this positive Stress is not more”
And there is yet another passion. For three years, Zeina Nassar plays at the Maxim-Gorki-theatre as an Amateur actress in the piece of “Disturb”. To your many appointments, you are reminded of your Smartwatch, which is wearing on the left wrist. “I can now without this positive Stress, not at all,” she says, while she is running along the Kottbusser Damm.
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As a child, she was outside a lot and played football. Until she passed at the age of 13 decided to take up Boxing after she saw it on Youtube Boxing women in a Video. A set of you tied: “Boxing makes you fast, strong and smart.” The woman in Leggings, with a dark head scarf and fur jacket, sounds determined when she speaks about your Profession.
Zeina Nassar (l) and her training partner, Nina Meinke train together in the TSC gym.Photo: Arne Immanuel Bänsch/dpa
As the first woman in Germany Zeina Nassar rose with the bandana in the Ring and five times was Berlin champion. “My parents were shocked at the beginning a little bit,” she says. In order to convince the family of their plans, talked you at home about anything other than Boxing. Your brothers operated already in Karate and the martial arts.
her father is a big Boxing Fan, so his Passion was also your. “The German title was my goal,” you have fought long, says the Berliner, with Lebanese roots. Some didn’t fit that they won it in 2018. For your success you will reap positive as well as negative criticism.
“Some people don’t understand that I’m the champion of Germany – and the head-cloth.” For Zeina Nassar is not traceable. “I was born in Berlin and have a German passport,” she says. The head scarf makes for the student no difference. “In sports, it is important for me to be on the Outer reduced.”
Volleyball and fencing of the Hijab approved
religiousness is part of their identity, but the headscarf should not prevent you from the Sport. So Nassar was able to participate in her first Competition, the combat rules changed. So far, neither a head covering were admitted to the long clothing.
her appearance has surprised many, but that had changed after she showed in the Ring, their performance, says Nassar. Today you fight for your rights, don’t want to change the competition rules of the international Amateur Boxing Federation AIBA, to participate in the global Fight and 2020 Olympic Games to participate in. To date is approved in some Olympic sports, such as Volleyball or fencing of the Hijab, but the AIBA has approved the rule change yet.
the Route of the Kiezspaziergangs with Zeina Nassar.Photo: Tsp/Pieper-Meyer
After Zeina Nassar is bent in the Böckhstraße, looking up to the sports hall of the Hermann-Hesse-high school. “That was my school,” she says. Here she played in club Basketball. “And there in front of the metro station Schönleinstraße is.” Your trail continues to the high baptism course, which is surrounded by green houses and their old elementary school. “This is the Playground,” she says. “That’s where we played football. Here I always looked for challenges.“ One of them, to jump over a small wall or pieces of art on the turn rods to try out.
On the football ground, she was called Zeina Ronaldinho. The last game invitations had to refuse, however, because it allowed for the schedule. “My highest priority is my Sport,” says Nassar. For this she needs a lot of discipline. Early on, she has learned through Boxing to take responsibility. At 16, she initiated the first training. Her ambition paid off: she was selected for the student scholarship “Grips gewinnt”, in your studies you will be supported by the study Foundation of the German people.
Nassar has become a role model
The Wind blows cold, a Café on the Kottbusser Damm to the last Station. Nassar has become a role model. You will be invited from schools and Clubs. With their Fans communicate on Instagram, where she has over 25,000 Followers. In the meantime, she met over the Internet many other young women who started Boxing with a headscarf. She takes a SIP of peppermint tea. Between your fingers sore from Training are ankles.
has been fighting For you in the professional League, your opponents are older. In the meantime, she has a sponsorship contract, a Manager, a run and a strength coach. Just a day in the week for family and friends, otherwise it is called twice on a daily basis: Training, Training, Training. But the Nassars enthusiasm is undiminished for the martial arts. “It’s not about Fighting, Boxing is a controlled Sport that is 70 per cent head and 30 per cent of the force.”
Also in Lebanon, the Pro gets fighter recognition for their performance. Once a year they visited their Relatives, but rooted firmly in Berlin. “I can’t imagine to live in another city,” she says. And then the Alarm calls on your watch, it is time for you to.
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