India’s struggle at Paris Olympics concludes with total of six medals

India’s campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics officially concluded yesterday, the penultimate day of competition, with a total of six medals.

Wrestler Reetika Hooda, the last Indian athlete in action, exited the women’s 76 kg event after a quarter-final loss, while golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finished well out of medal contention.

Reetika Hooda started strong with a win over Hungary’s Bernadett Nagy but lost her quarter-final match to Kyrgyzstan’s Aiperi Medet Kyzy by a tie-breaker rule, despite a 1-1 score. Kyzy’s subsequent loss in the semi-finals ended Hooda’s hopes of securing a bronze medal through repechage.

Aman Sehrawat’s bronze in the men’s 57 kg event remains India’s only wrestling medal and the sixth overall in the Paris Games, which include one silver and five bronze medals.

In golf, Aditi Ashok, who was tied for 14th after the second round, finished 29th with a final-round score of four-under-par 68. Diksha Dagar ended in 49th place with a total score of 14-over 301.

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