Naorem Roshibina Devi became the second Indian to win a silver medal in the wushu event at the Asian Games history. At the Asian Games 2023, she lost the women’s 60kg sanda event final to equal India’s best record in the Asiad wushu event.
Asian Games 2023: Women’s 60kg Sanda (Wushu) – Naorem Roshibina Devi clinched a silver medal
In the final event on Thursday (September 28), Naorem faced Chinese Wu Xiaowei. The Indian wushu player lost both rounds to miss out on the historic gold medal.
Earlier, in the ongoing 19th Asian Games, Naorem secured a medal in the women’s 60kg sanda event after beating Kazakhstan’s Aiman Karshyga by WPD (winner by point difference) in the quarterfinals.
Naorem dominated in the semifinal, where she defeated Vietnam’s Thi Thu Thuy Nguyen by 2-0. However, the Indian player suffered a defeat in the final.
Naorem previously won a bronze medal in the Jakarta-Palembang 2018. The latest silver was Naorem’s second medal at the Asian Games.
Asian Games: Wushu – Naorem Roshibina Devi equalled Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem’s feat
After Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem’s silver medal in the women’s 60kg sanda event at Guangzhou 2010, Naorem became the second Indian wushu player to win a silver medal at the Asian Games. While India also has eight Asiad bronze medals in the wushu event, the country is still waiting for its first Asiad gold in the wushu event.
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