Roshibina Devi has secured a place in the women’s 60kg Sanda final at the Asian Games 2026, assuring India of at least a silver medal in wushu.
The Indian athlete defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2–0 in the semifinal at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall in Nagoya on September 23. The result puts Roshibina into the gold-medal bout, where she will face China’s Zhang Xiaoyu on September 24.
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Key Highlights
Important points readers should notice.
Issue/Event: Roshibina Devi reaches the Asian Games women’s 60kg Sanda final.
Location: Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall, Nagoya, Japan.
Authority/Organisation: Asian Games 2026 / Indian wushu contingent.
Action Taken: Roshibina defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2–0 in the semifinal.
Impact: India is assured of at least a silver medal in the event.
The achievement guarantees Roshibina her third consecutive Asian Games medal. She had won bronze at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games before claiming silver in the 60kg Sanda category at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. A second consecutive silver would match India’s best-ever Asian Games result in wushu.
Roshibina had already secured her place in the semifinal after defeating Macau’s Chu Man Sin 5–0 in the quarterfinal. Her run in Aichi-Nagoya has now taken her one step away from an Asian Games gold medal.
The 25-year-old Manipuri athlete was not part of India’s original squad for the Games. She entered the team after Divyanshi Choudhary was ruled out because of injury, opening a place in the 60kg category.
Editorial Analysis
Why This Matters
Roshibina’s final appearance guarantees India another medal in wushu and gives the country a chance to win its first Asian Games gold in the discipline. It also gives the Manipuri athlete an opportunity to complete a medal-winning run across three consecutive editions of the Asian Games.
Roshibina’s consistency at the continental level has made her one of India’s established names in wushu. Her final against Zhang Xiaoyu will now determine whether she adds a gold medal to her Asian Games record.
