Paris Olympics 2024: Reetika Hooda Enters Quarterfinals With Dominating Win Over Bernadett Nagy

Paris: Reetika Hooda outclassed two-time European Championships medallist Bernadett Nagy of Hungary 12-2 therefore of technical superiority to enter the quarter-finals of the adult females’s freestyle 76kg classification interior the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

The 22-12 months-ancient Indian grappler showcased her aggressive quantity early interior the bout, taking a 4-zero lead in a brief time. No topic the passivity clock being on her, Reetika chose no longer to hold lower again, launching a right-timed assault to neatly-uncomplicated two 2-aspect moves. As the first period came to a detailed, her opponent, Nagy, replied with a 2-pointer, protecting the healthy close.

On the reverse hand, Reetika persevered to dominate, the use of an great leg maneuver to throw Nagy off stability and ranking the diverse 2 facets, extending her outcomes in 6-2.

As the healthy entered its final minutes, Reetika close to pinned her opponent, and even nevertheless it she couldn’t neatly-uncomplicated the fall, her relentless effort earned her extra facets. But Reetika persevered to stress Nagy, ultimately securing a final 2-pointer to produce up the bout early, prevailing 12-2 therefore of technical superiority.

Reetika will now take on pinnacle-seed Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan interior the quarterfinal healthy round 4:25 pm IST on Saturday.