Wrestler Reetika Hooda Eliminated, India End Campaign With 6 Medals

Reetika Hooda had a wonderful start to her campaign as she dominated world number 16, Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy in her first bout, to secure a victory by technical superiority, with a 12-2 margin.

In her quarter-final bout, however, Reetika was pitted against Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medet Kyzy – the second-ranked wrestler in the 76kg category, and the top seed of the tournament.

Albeit the bout ended 1-1, Reetika lost on a countback, wherein Kyzy progressed to the next round for scoring her point after Reetika did. Unfortunately, Kyzy was defeated by the USA’s Kennedy Blades in the semi-final, meaning the 21-year-old from Haryana will not feature in the repechage for a possible bronze medal.