Roshibina Devi Naorem, who has advanced to the women's 60kg sanda final at the Asian Games 2023, will compete for a historic Gold on Thursday.
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- Roshibina Devi is certain to win a medal at the Asian Games.
- The 60 kg women's sanda bronze medallist from 2018 entered the championship quickly.
- At the Asian Games, no Indian has ever won a gold medal in wushu.
At the Asian Games 2023, India's Roshibina Devi Naorem won the women's 60kg sanda Wushu competition and advanced to the final. On Thursday, September 28, she will make a bid for India's first gold medal in the discipline at the Asian Games.
Thi Thu Thuy Ngyugen of Vietnam was defeated 2-0 by Roshibinad Devi Naorem on Wednesday, and it only took her two rounds of two minutes each. Roshibina attacked with no holds barred as she made sure she advanced to the event's final so she could have the opportunity to write the history.
Roshibina Devi improved upon her performance at the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018, where she took home a bronze medal in the women 60kg division. On Thursday, Wu Xiaowei of China will compete against Roshibina in the women's sanda 60kg final. Shahrbano Semiromi of Iran was defeated by Xu 2-0 in the semi-final, giving him another commanding victory.
Surya Bhanu Partap of India, another medallist from the 2018 Jakarta Games, was defeated 2-0 by Kim Minsoo of Korea on Tuesday, September 26 in the quarterfinal of the men's 60kg sanda.
Suraj Yadav of India lost the men's 70 kg quarterfinal after being eliminated by Khalid Hotak of Afghanistan in the competition's final bout on Tuesday.
The Indonesian Samuel Marbun defeated Vikrant Baliyan 1-2 in the pre-quarterfinals.
Even though the fight was fiercely contested, the Indian found it difficult to match the agility and speed of his opponent.
