Wrestling HIGHLIGHTS, Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 15 - August 10: Reetika Hooda narrowly loses in women’s 76kg quarterfinals

That’s all from wrestling for the day. Repechage rounds for the women’s 76kg category takes place tomorrow. Till then check our Paris 2024 Olympic blog for more updates!

Paris Olympics 2024 Highlights, August 10, Day 15: Reetika Hooda loses in quarterfinal; Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar disappoint

Paris Olympics 2024: Catch all the highlights, scores and updates from all the events on Day 15, Saturday, August 10 at Paris 2024.

Reetika still has a chance to medal at the Paris Olympics, if 

- Aiperi qualifies for the final. 

-Aiperi qualifies for final and Reetika wins repechage bout.

- Reetika wins her repêchage bout and bronze medal bout.

Reetika lost the quarterfinal bout 1-1 on tie break criteria, wherein the last technical points scored wins the match.

Reetika tries to get the double thigh hold but is unsuccessful in the last few seconds, leading to the Kyrgyzstani wrestler entering the semifinal.

Reetika gets passivity warning and loses a point. Aiperi tries to get control of the bout by getting around the Indian.

Aiperi in red tries to hold Reetika’s knee but the Indian evades the attack.

India takes one point as Aiperi does not attack in the first round.

The Indian in blue jersey and Aiperi gets a passivity warning for not being attacking enough.

Aiperi gets hold off Reetika’s knee, but the Indian wards off the World No 1 with her defence.

Reetika enters the arena

Reetika’s quarterfinal bout against Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan will be 11th on Mat B

Reetika, who is ranked 54th in the world, will face World No 1 Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the women’s 76kg quarterfinal.

Technical superiority occurs when a wrestler leads the opponent by 10 points in freestyle or eight points in Greco-Roman. The bout ends when such a situation takes place.

The 21-year-old Indian takes down the eighth seeded Bernadett Nagy by technical superiority to enter the quarterfinal of the women’s 76kg event at the Paris Olympics. 

Holding her opponent’s stomach, the Indian flung the Hungarian to her back while being below her twice, earning four consecutive points. Two for each attempt.

A side tackle by the Indian and the Hungarian is on to her stomach.

Few seconds before the break, Bernadett manages to grab hold of Reetika’s thigh and pin her down to her bottom. However, she fails to roll her over due to the Indian’s defence.

Bernadett tries to grab Reetika but fails.

Passivity warning against Reetika is in vain as the Indian manages to convert the two points to four with her holding Bernadett by hand and twisting her down and behind her. 

Reetika holds Bernadett by her neck down, but doesnt make any move.

Reetika enters the arena.

World No 1 Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan defeated China’s Wang Juan of China 4-1 in the women’s freestyle 76kg 1/8 match.

Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medet Kyzy will face off against Wang Juan of China in the women’s freestyle 76kg 1/8 match.

Romania’s Kriszta Incze lost to Ana Godinez of Canada 0-2 in the women’s 62kg repechage match.

Romania’s Kriszta Incze takes on Ana Godinez of Canada in the women’s 62kg repechage match.

Pürewdordschiin Orchon of Mongolia defeated Bulgaria’s Bilyana Dudova 3-1 in the women’s freestyle 62kg repechage match.

Mongolia’s Pürewdordschiin Orchon takes on Bilyana Dudova of Bulgaria

Reetika vs Bernadett women’s 76kg 1/8 match will be the fourth one taking place on Mat B.

Bernadett Nagy- 16

Reetika Hooda- 54

Reetika Hooda is the first Indian to qualify in the heaviest weight class of women’s freestyle wrestling.

On August 10, Indian athletes will be in action across multiple disciplines such as golf and wrestling.

Paris 2024 Olympics, Day 15: Indians in action — August 10 schedule, full list of events, venues, timings in IST, live streaming info

On August 10, Indian athletes will be in action in the golf women’s individual stroke play and women’s freestyle wrestling 76kg Round of 16.

14:30 onwards - Wrestling - Women’s Freestyle 76kg 1/8 Final - Reetika Hooda vs Bernadett Nagy (Hungary)

Followed by - Wrestling - Women’s Freestyle 76kg 1/4 Final - Reetika Hooda (Subject to qualification)

21:45 onwards - Women’s Freestyle 76kg Semifinal - Reetika Hooda (Subject to qualification)

The live streaming of the Paris 2024 Olympics events will be available on the JioCinema website and app. The live broadcast will be available on Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD.

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Reetika Hooda’s bout in women’s 76kg 1/8 match freestyle wrestling against Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday, August 10.

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