Roshibina proud symbol of Manipur’s sporting spirit: CM Y Khemchand Singh

September 24, 2026 9:58 AM

Roshibina proud symbol of Manipur’s sporting spirit: CM Y Khemchand Singh

Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh on Thursday congratulated wushu player Naorem Roshibina Devi for winning the silver medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan, and called her a “proud symbol of the state’s sporting spirit”. Twenty-five-year-old Devi won the silver medal in the women’s 60kg sanda wushu event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday. She lost 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the final. Singh, in a social media post, said, “With this historic feat, sh...

Asian Games: Roshibina Devi wins silver in women’s 60kg wushu

September 24, 2026 8:37 AM

Asian Games: Roshibina Devi wins silver in women’s 60kg wushu

India’s Roshibina Devi concluded her Asian Games 2026 campaign with a silver medal after losing to China’s Xiaoyu Zhang in the Wushu women’s 60kg final on Thursday. This was Roshibina’s third Asian Games medal. She had earlier won a bronze in 2018 and a silver in 2023. Overall, this is India’s 11th medal in Wushu at the Asian Games — one gold, two silver and eight bronze. India have won 14 medals so far; one gold, six silver and seven bronze. She earlier defeated Macao’s Chu Man...