Asian Games: Manipur’s Wushu star Roshibina Devi Naorem wins Silver

Roshibina Devi Naorem went down fighting to China's Wu Xiaowei in the final

Roshibina Devi Naorem, has made Manipur and the entire nation proud once again. She fell short of gold but not grit to win the Silver medal in the ongoing Asian Games at Hangzhou in China.
She signed off with a silver medal after a 0-2 defeat against Wu Xiaowei in the women’s 60kg wushu sanda final to add another feather to her cap.
The first round in the match went to Wu Xiaowei but Roshibina still had a chance to make a comeback. Though Roshibina attempted to get her hold of Wu’s leg to push her out to the edges, but was unsuccessful. Both players attacked each others thighs with quick kicks in the second round, with Xiaowei already leading with 1-0. But a kick in Roshibina’s torso from Wu towards the end sealed the victory for the Chinese. Judges ruled the second round too in favour of Wu Xiaowei.

Elated over her success, Roshibina seemed a bit upset as she could not make it for a Gold.

She said, “She (Wu Xiaowei) won the first round, but I gave all efforts in the second round for winning it, but that did not happen. There is loss and win in every game. But I will rectify my mistakes and make a comeback.
My next target is World Championships which will be held in November. I want to become a Champion there, I will train myself fully. I want to the dedicate the medal to the people of Manipur. I train in Imphal under my coach Prem Kumar Singh, he has guided me a lot for which I could make an achievement. My Chief Coach Kuldeep Sir who is a Dronacharya Awardee and Rajesh Sir helped me in preparing for the Asian Games. I am very thankful to each one of them.“

Among the many to congratulate the promising athlete was Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a social media post, PM Narendra Modi said, “Our dedicated and talented Roshibina Devi Naorem has won a Silver Medal in Wushu, Women’s Sanda 60 kg. She has showcased extraordinary talent and relentless pursuit of excellence. Her discipline and determination are also admirable. Congratulations to her.”

Our dedicated and talented Roshibina Devi Naorem has won a Silver Medal in Wushu, Women’s Sanda 60 kg. She has showcased extraordinary talent and relentless pursuit of excellence. Her discipline and determination are also admirable. Congratulations to her. pic.twitter.com/CYiT8Mjyq2

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 28, 2023

The Sport Authority of India congratulated Roshibina for her success. In a post on X, the SAI said, “REMARKABLE ROSHIBINA🥈🌟
Roshibina won a sparkling Silver medal in the Wushu women’s 60 kg category at the #AsianGames2022
Interestingly, Roshibina upgraded the color of her medal from bronze, which she won in 2018, Jakarta AG, to Silver this time.🔥🫡
Kudos, champ! Cheer4India JeetgaBharat Hallabol BharatAtAG22″

REMARKABLE ROSHIBINA🥈🌟

Roshibina won a sparkling Silver medal in the Wushu women’s 60 kg category at the #AsianGames2022

Interestingly, Roshibina upgraded the color of her medal from bronze, which she won in 2018, Jakarta AG, to Silver this time.🔥🫡

Kudos, champ!… pic.twitter.com/5uygAMK8Ta

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also extended his greetings to the athlete. He said, “Congratulations to Wushu star Miss Roshibina Devi Naorem on securing silver medal for India in the Asian Games in Hangzhou.”

Congratulations to Wushu star Miss Roshibina Devi Naorem on securing silver medal for India in the Asian Games in Hangzhou. #AsianGames2022 #Hangzhou2023 pic.twitter.com/B2GIlXKkCv

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 28, 2023

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also conveyed his best wishes to Roshibina. In a post shared on X, Om Birla said, “Congratulations to Roshibina Devi, as she brings silver🥈 medal in Wushu for 🇮🇳 in #AsianGames. Her performance will certainly inspire emerging players.”

Congratulations to Roshibina Devi, as she brings silver🥈 medal in Wushu for 🇮🇳 in #AsianGames. Her performance will certainly inspire emerging players. pic.twitter.com/gGNPfMdr39

— Om Birla (@ombirlakota) September 28, 2023

Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Anurag Thakur also wished the athlete for her success. In a post, Thakur said, “STELLAR SILVER IN WUSHU FOR

Hats-off to Naorem Roshibina Devi for securing a well-deserved

in the Women’s Sanda 60kg category in

Wushu, passionately upgrading her #AsianGames medal this time. With eyes radiating confidence, Roshibina displayed remarkable skills and indomitable spirit throughout the journey that has left everyone in awe. Etching her name, as she becomes only the second Indian to win a silver in Wushu in the history of the Games! Congratulations, Roshibina! You have made the nation swell with pride! Good Luck for future endeavors.”

STELLAR SILVER IN WUSHU FOR 🇮🇳

Hats-off to Naorem Roshibina Devi for securing a well-deserved 🥈 in the Women's Sanda 60kg category in 🥋 Wushu, passionately upgrading her #AsianGames medal this time.

With eyes radiating confidence, Roshibina displayed remarkable skills and… pic.twitter.com/pt0aMy81AS

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) September 28, 2023

Earlier, Roshibina had won a bronze medal in the 2018 edition of the Asian Games held in Jakarta. In 2019 she had won Gold at the 2019 South Asian Games in Nepal.

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