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 answer = 0;
    for(int i=0; i<16; i++){
        answer = answer << 1;
        answer += ((reg & 0x40000000) >> 30);
        reg = reg << 2;
    }
    return answer;
}

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

Solving Approach