Asian Wrestling Championships: Reetika Hooda collects silver; Mansi Lather and Muskan win bronze

Reetika Hooda blew away a 6-2 lead against Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medet Kyzy in the women’s 76kg final, conceding four points in the last 10 seconds to collect silver after defeating Japan’s Nodoka Yamamoto and Korea’s Seoyeon Jeong en route to the gold medal match.

Young Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda blew away a 6-2 lead, conceding four points in the last 10 seconds of the women’s 76kg final, to settle for a silver medal at the Asian Championship, while Mansi Lather and Muskan won bronze in Amman on Thursday.

The 22-year-old Reetika, who became first Indian female wrestler to be crowned U23 World Champion and youngest to qualify for Olympics, outclassed Japan’s Nodoka Yamamoto and Korea’s Seoyeon Jeong on her way to the gold medal bout.

The summit clash was a repeat of Paris Olympics quarterfinal against Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medet Kyzy. Reetika employed an aggressive strategy, going for double leg attacks.

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