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...

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...

September 24, 2026 8:31 AM

Asian Games, day 5: Wushu, athletics, shooting, rowing in focus as India eyes gold rush

Indian athletes will continue their Asian Games 2026 campaign on Day 5 with several medal opportunities lined up across rowing, wushu, athletics, shooting, canoe sprint and other disciplines. Wushu player Roshibina Devi will compete in the women's 60kg Sanda final, while Indian rowers will feature in multiple medal events. Athletics will witness medal action with Asha Ilango and Niharika Vashisht in the women's triple jump final and Seema in the women's 10,000m final. India's top sprinters Anim...

September 22, 2026 12:56 AM

Asian Games: India add four medals on Day 2, Suchika Tariyal scripts MMA history

India added four more medals on the second day of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, taking its overall tally to six medals, while continuing to wait for its first gold. Three of India's four medals came from shooting, while Suchika Tariyal created history by becoming India's first Asian Games medallist in mixed martial arts. Suchika won the bronze medal after losing 0-2 to Singapore's Hui Hoon Teo. Her compatriot Varun Sanyal's MMA campaign ended before it began due to medical reasons...

September 21, 2026 12:08 PM

Asian Games Day 2: Focus on shooting, MMA, hockey, kabaddi as India aim to boost medal tally

India will look to add to its medal tally on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, with shooting, mixed martial arts and several team events featuring prominently in the schedule.  After opening their campaign with two silver medals in shooting on Sunday, India will have another opportunity to reach the podium in the men’s 10m air rifle, where Himanshu Dhillon, Parth Mane and Rudrankksh Patil will compete in qualification and the team final. The individual final is scheduled for 9 a.m. IS...

June 8, 2024 4:53 PM

Khelo India Women’s League season 4 to kick off with Wushu in Karnataka

The 2024-25 edition of the Khelo India women's league kicks off with the South Zone wushu league in Bagalkot, Karnataka on Monday. A total of 300 athletes will be participating across sub-junior, junior and senior categories in the Sanda and Taolu events. The participation is open to all Wushu players from Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Odisha. The fourth season of the Khelo India women's league initiative gets un...