Reetika Hooda Shows Promise Before Quarterfinal Exit In Paris Olympics 2024
Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda on Saturday bowed out of the Paris Olympics after impressing in her narrow quarterfinal defeat at the hands of top seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy in the women's 76kg event in Paris. The repechage route for Reetika was closed by American Kennedy Blades, who defeated the Kyrgyzstan wrestler Aiperi 8-6 in an energy-sapping semifinal. Reetika's defeat means India's campaign at the Games ended with six medals - one short of its tally at the Tokyo edition. Up against the Asian Games champion and World Championship silver medallist, Reetika managed to restrict her formidable rival to standing wrestling but eventually lost the bout on criteria after it ended 1-1.
