Roshibina Devi Claims Silver in Women's Sanda at Asian Games

Roshibina Devi's Remarkable Performance

In Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on September 24, Indian wushu competitor Roshibina Devi achieved her second consecutive silver medal at the Asian Games. She faced off against Zhang Xiaoyu from China in the women's sanda 60 kg final, where she was defeated with a score of 0-5 in both rounds, culminating in a 2-0 match loss, as reported by ESPN.

Roshibina's journey in Japan was noteworthy, highlighted by her victory over the 2023 world champion, Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy from Vietnam.

On Wednesday, she secured her spot in the finals by defeating Indonesia's Thania Kusumaningtyas with a score of 2-0 in the semi-finals.

This marks India's 14th medal at the ongoing Asian Games, contributing to a total of six silver medals alongside one gold and seven bronze medals.

Earlier on Thursday, the duo of Satnam Singh and Salman Khan earned a bronze medal in the men's double sculls final, finishing with a time of 6:13.25. They were 3.48 seconds behind the gold medalists Yi Xudi and Nie Yide from China, and 2.76 seconds behind the silver medalists Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov and Pavel Sorin, according to ESPN.

Satnam and Salman held second place at the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m marks but struggled towards the end, nearly trailing by just half a second behind the Chinese team.

In the men's singles sculls, Balraj Panwar finished fourth, despite holding second place at the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m intervals. He was ultimately overtaken by Uzbekistan's Shakhboz Kholmurzaev and Japan's Tatsuya Sakurama in the final stretch, finishing eight seconds behind the leader with a time of 6:54.80, which was 15 seconds slower than gold medalist Zhiwei Deng from China.