Extract Even Bits Only from 32-bit Register

Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint32_t extract_even_bits(uint32_t reg) {
    uint32_t result = 0;
    uint8_t pos = 0;

    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
        result |= (reg & 1U) << pos;
        reg >>= 2;
        pos++;
    }

    return result;
}


int main() {
    uint32_t reg;
    scanf("%u", &reg);
    printf("%u", extract_even_bits(reg));
    return 0;
}

Solving Approach