Roshibina Devi Settles for Second Consecutive Asian Games Wushu Silver After Sanda 60 kg Final Loss

Key facts

• Indian wushu athlete Roshibina Devi won silver in the women's sanda 60 kg event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, losing the final to China's Zhang Xiaoyu.
• Roshibina lost both rounds of the final 0-5, with Zhang sealing the match 2-0.
• This was Roshibina's second consecutive Asian Games silver, having also won silver at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
• In the semi-final, Roshibina defeated Indonesia's Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0, and her run included a win over 2023 world champion Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy of Vietnam.
• The silver was India's 14th medal at the ongoing Games, adding to a tally of one gold, six silvers and seven bronze medals.
• In rowing, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men's double sculls with a time of 6:13.25, while Balraj Panwar finished fourth in the men's singles sculls.