Asian Games 2026: Naorem Roshibina Devi Storms Into Wushu Final, Guarantees India Silver
Nagoya, Sep 23: India’s Naorem Roshibina Devi stormed into the final of the women’s 60kg Wushu Sanda event at the Asian Games, assuring India of at least a silver medal and securing her third successive continental medal with another commanding performance. Roshibina reaches final Roshibina defeated Indonesia’s Kusumaningtyas Thania 2-0 in Wednesday’s semifinal to advance to the gold-medal match.…
Nagoya, Sep 23: Indian Wushu athlete Naorem Roshibina Devi advanced to the women's 60kg Sanda final, ensuring India a medal and claiming her third consecutive Asian Games silver. Defeating Indonesia's Kusumaningtyas Thania 2-0 in the semifinal, Roshibina's triumph extended her medal tally from the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games, where she won bronze and silver respectively.
In the quarterfinals, she beat her opponent 5-0 to reach the latter stages. Roshibina's campaign began with a win over Bangladesh's Shika Khatun in the pre-quarterfinals. The medal marks India's first confirmed Wushu victory at the Asian Games, and she will vie for gold in the upcoming final. The Wushu Federation initially stated Roshibina's selection was due to Divyanshi Chaudhary's injury, but Chaudhary denied the claims, accusing the federation of favoring Roshibina, who had previously finished fourth in trials.
The controversy eventually subsided. In men's 56kg quarterfinals, India's Aryan lost to Uzbekistan's Saydullo Abdurashitov 1-2. Meanwhile, Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi finished ninth in the Women's Nanquan & Nandao final, while Nyeman Wangsu placed 15th in the Women's Changquan final. Indian wushu athletes have demonstrated promising performances, with Suraj Singh Mayanglambam nearly clinching a podium spot on Sunday.
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