Indian wushu player Roshibina Devi has secured a silver medal for India at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Roshibina reached the women’s 60kg Sanda final after beating Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 in the semi-final.
Her place in the final guaranteed India at least a silver medal in the event. Roshibina had not been part of the original Indian squad but was added to the team after Divyanshi withdrew due to injury. She had also won a silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Roshibina will now fight for the gold medal against China’s Zhang Xiaoyu.
How did Roshibina Devi reach the final?
Roshibina defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 in the semi-final to book her place in the women’s 60kg Sanda final.
Her victory guaranteed India another silver medal at the Asian Games. Roshibina will now have a chance to improve her medal from silver to gold when she takes on China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the final.
What is Sanda in Wushu?
Sanda is a combat discipline of wushu. It includes fighting techniques such as punches, kicks and throws.
Roshibina is competing in the women’s 60kg Sanda event at the Asian Games.
How did Roshibina perform in the quarter-final?
Roshibina had earlier defeated Chu Man Sin in the quarter-final at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall on Tuesday.
That win assured her of at least a bronze medal. She then beat Thania Kusumaningtyas in the semi-final to secure a place in the gold medal match.
Has Roshibina won an Asian Games medal before?
Yes. Roshibina had won a silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
With another silver now guaranteed in Aichi-Nagoya, she has secured a second Asian Games medal. She will now look to go one step further and win gold in the final.
What is India’s latest medal tally at Asian Games 2026?
India’s overall medal tally increased to 12 medals on Wednesday, with the country placed 13th in the standings.
Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. India’s men’s badminton team also won bronze after losing 3-1 to China in the semi-final.
In shooting, Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Maheshwari Chauhan won bronze in the women’s skeet team event. Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Ahmed Khan and Bhavtegh Singh also won bronze in the men’s skeet team event.
In soft tennis, Jay Meena lost to Japan’s Takuya Kurosaka but secured a bronze medal.