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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 August 2002 Rohtak, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Indian Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Chief Petty Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 76 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reetika Hooda is an Indian freestyle wrestler from Haryana. [1]
Reetika Hooda was born in Rohtak district, Haryana. Her father Jagbir Singh is a farmer and her mother Neelam is a housewife. [2] She showed an early interest in wrestling, participating in local competitions from a young age. Despite their modest means, her family provided significant support for her passion, which played a crucial role in her development as a wrestler. [3]
Reetika won a bronze medal in the women's 72 kg event at the 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Wrestling Ranking Series in Egypt. [4] [5] She also won a bronze medal at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships. [6] [7]
In October 2023, she became the first Indian female wrestler to win the gold medal at the U23 World Championships. [8]
She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and earned a quota place for India for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [9] She became the first Indian Women to qualify to the Olympics in the 76 kg category
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
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 Silver Medal at 76 kg | ||||||
| Win | 13-7 |  Génesis Reasco (ECU) | 7-0 | 8 June 2024 | 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament |  Budapest |
| Win | 12-7 |  Zaineb Sghaier (TUN) | 10-0 | |||
| Loss | 11-7 |  Tatiana Rentería (COL) | 3-6 | |||
| Win | 11-6 |  Justina Di Stasio (CAN) | 11-0 | |||
| Qualified 1st at 76 kg | ||||||
| Win | 10-6 |  Chang Hui-tsz (TPE) | 7-0 | 20 April 2024 | 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament |  Bishkek |
| Win | 9-6 |  Wang Juan (CHN) | 9-6 | |||
| Win | 8-6 |  Enkh-Amaryn Davaanasan (MGL) | 11-0 | |||
| Win | 7-6 |  Hwang Eun-ju (KOR) | 10-0 | |||
| Silver Medal at 72 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 6-6 |  Zhamila Bakbergenova (KAZ) | 0-7 | 3 June 2023 | 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament | Bishkek |
| Win | 6-5 |  Dalma Caneva (ITA) | 10-0 | |||
 Bronze Medal at 72 kg | ||||||
| Win | 5-5 |  Svetlana Oknazarova (UZB) | 8-2 | 12 April 2023 | 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships | Astana |
| Loss | 4-5 |  Sumire Niikura (JPN) | 5-8 | |||
| Win | 4-4 | Nurzat Nurtaeva (KAZ) | 9-4 | |||
| Bronze Medal at 72 kg | ||||||
| Win | 3-4 |  Lilly Schneider (GER) | 14-0 | 24 - 25 February 2023 | 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament |  Alexandria |
| Loss | 2-4 | Dalma Caneva (ITA) | 1-7, Fall | |||
| Win | 2-3 | Lilly Schneider (GER) | 14-0 | |||
| Win | 1-3 | Svetlana Oknazarova (UZB) | 17-3 | |||
| Tied 6th at 72 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 0-3 |  Elizabeth Grotte (USA) | 0-7 | 4 February 2023 | 2022 Grand Prix Zagreb Open |  Zagreb |
| Loss | 0-2 | Sumire Niikura (JPN) | 5-7 | |||
| Tied 11th at 72 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 0-1 |  Kendra Dacher (FRA) | 3-9 | 14 - 15 September 2022 | 2022 World Wrestling Championships |  Belgrade |
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