Reetika Hooda

Reetika Hooda is an Indian freestyle wrestler from Haryana.^[1]

Chief Petty Officer

Reetika Hooda

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	(2002-08-31) 31 August 2002 (age 22) Rohtak, Haryana, India
Military career
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Navy
Rank	Chief Petty Officer
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	76 kg
Event	Freestyle wrestling
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  India Asian Championships 2025 Amman 76 kg 2023 Astana 72 kg Grand Prix 2024 Budapest 76 kg 2023 Bishkek 72 kg 2023 Alexandria 72 kg World Military Championships 2024 Yerevan 76 kg 2025 Warendorf 76 kg World U23 Championships 2023 Tirana 76 kg Asian U23 Championship 2022 Bishkek 76 kg World U20 Championship 2022 Sofia 72 kg Asian Cadets Championship 2019 Nur-Sultan 69 kg

Early life

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.^[3]

Career

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

Senior career results

Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
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