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Paris 2024 Olympics: Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik and Reetika Hooda Secure Three Indian Wrestling Quotas

During the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024, Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik, and Reetika Hooda secured three different national quotas in women’s wrestling for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 02.05.2024
Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik, and Reetika Hooda

During the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024, Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik, and Reetika Hooda secured three different national quotas in women’s wrestling for the Paris 2024 Olympics.


Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) hosted the Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024 between April 19 and 21. While Vinesh Phogat secured the Indian Paris 2024 quota in the women’s 50kg category, Anshu Malik and Reetika Hooda secured the Indian Paris 2024 quotas in the women’s 57kg and women’s 76kg, respectively.

Indian Paris 2024 Quota: Vinesh Phogat secured in the women’s 50kg category  

Vinesh Phogat (Image Credit: X)
Vinesh Phogat (Image Credit: X)


In the women’s 50kg qualifier, Vinesh Phogat defeated the Republic of Korea’s Miran Cheon by 10-0 via technical superiority.

In the quarterfinals, Phogat pinned Samnang Dit from Cambodia to reach the quota bout semi-finals.


Phogat faced Kazakh Laura Ganikyzy in the semi-finals and beat her via technical superiority (10-0) to secure the Indian Paris 2024 Olympics quota in the women’s 50kg category.

Indian Paris 2024 Quota: Anshu Malik secured in the women’s 57kg category  

Anshu Malik (Image Credit: X)
Anshu Malik (Image Credit: X)


After thrashing her Kyrgyzstan opponent Kalmira Bilimbek Kyzy in the quarter-finals (12-1), Anshu Malik secured the national quota by beating Uzbekistan’s Laylokhon Sobirova via technical superiority (11-0) in the semi-finals to seal the Indian Paris 2024 quota in the women’s 57 kg category. 

Indian Paris 2024 Quota: Reetika Hooda secured in the women’s 76kg category  

Reetika Hooda (Image Credit: X)
Reetika Hooda (Image Credit: X)


In the women’s 76kg category, Reetika Hooda started in a group with her opponents, South Korean Eunju Hwang, Mongolian Davaanasan Enkh Amar, and Chinese Juan Wang. Hooda won all three battles to qualify for the semi-finals.


In the semi-finals, Chinese Taipei’s Hui Tsz Chang was the challenger against Reetika Hooda, where the Indian wrestler won by 7-0 to book the Indian Paris 2024 quota in the women’s 76kg category.


With these successful performances, India has now confirmed four Paris 2024 quotas in wrestling. Antim Panghal was the first Indian to secure a national quota for the Paris 2024 Olympics.


During the World Wrestling Championships 2023 in Belgrade (Serbia), Antim Panghal won the bronze medal in the women’s 53kg event to secure the Indian Paris 2024 quota.

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