Geetika was actively participating in sports at a school level with her focus being athletics. But the turning point came when her family moved from her native village
Agroha to Hisar to provide a better education for her younger brother and her. In an attempt to competitively pursue athletics, her father had taken her to the
Mahabir Stadium in
Hisar but they returned disappointed without finding any coach. During this she went to the nearby wrestling hall hearing huge voice coming from hall as coaches guide their ward from outside of the mat with a loud voice, young Geetika was drawn to other girls practicing wrestling. She immediately fell in love with the sport and from October 1998, she chose wrestling as her sport, leaving athletics. It took her four months after discovering wrestling when she represented
Haryana at the 1999 National Games in
Manipur and finished fourth. She became the youngest wrestler to win a gold medal in all editions of the 2001 National Championships: Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior - a record that has yet to be broken. By this she completed her GOLDEN QUARTET.
1999 • Participated as youngest wrestler in National Games Imphal (
Manipur) at the age of 13 in 56 kg women freestyle and stood fourth. • Gold Medal at Haryana State Games held at Bhiwani; declared Best Women Wrestler of
Haryana.
2000 • Gold Medal at Sub -Junior National championship,
Talkatora Stadium,
New Delhi.
2001 • Gold Medal at Sub -Junior National Championship. • Gold Medal at Junior National Championship. • Gold Medal at Senior National Championship, Nedani,
Haryana • Gold Medal at National Games,
Ludhiana,
Punjab Completed Golden Quartet lone wrestler to do so. == International career ==