Paris Olympics 2024 Wrestling: Reetika Hooda vs Bernadett Nagy preview, prediction, and where to watch
Hungarian Bernadett Nagy will take on the Indian wrestler Reetika Hooda in the 76 kg weight category Round of 16 bout at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday, August 10 from 2:30 PM IST onwards.
Notably, Nagy secured the bronze medal at the European Wrestling Championships 2024 to steal the limelight. The competition was held in Bucharest, Romania. She defeated Pauline Lecarpentier from France to bag the bronze medal.
Moreover, she secured a quota for the Paris Olympics 2024 at the European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in April 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan after putting up impressive performances in three consecutive bouts. Additionally, she also clinched a bronze medal at the European Championships in 2022 and bagged a gold medal at the European U23 Championships in 2022.
On the other hand, Hooda bagged the World U23 Championships gold medal in 2023. Moreover, she bagged a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in 2023 to make the headlines.
She defeated three wrestlers from China, Mongolia, and South Korea at the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifier in April 2024 to secure her quota for the Paris Olympics 2024.
Reetika Hooda vs Bernadett Nagy Match Details
Match Details: Reetika Hooda vs Bernadett Nagy, Round of 16 Paris Olympics 2024
Date and Time: Saturday, August 10, 2:30 PM IST onwards
Venue: Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B
Reetika Hooda vs Bernadett Nagy Prediction
The UWW World Rankings are completely favoring the Hungarian wrestler Nagy as she is currently ranked World No. 16 compared to Reetika’s World No. 54th rank in the latest rankings.
In the recently concluded Olympic qualifiers, both wrestlers had impressive performances in their respective qualification tournaments. However, Reetika had put up dominating victories comparatively.
We can expect a tight fight between these two wrestlers and the bout might go into the dying moments to get a result in Reetika’s favor.
When and where to watch the game
Reetika Hooda will take on Bernadett Nagy in the Round of 16 bout of the Paris Olympics 2024 at 2:30 PM IST on Saturday, August 10. The live telecast will be available on Sports 18 while Jio Cinema will live stream the bout.