India's Naorem Roshibina Devi (PTI Photo) Indian wushu player Naorem Roshibina Devi secured her second consecutive Asian Games silver medal after losing the women's sanda 60kg final 0-2 to China's Zhang Xiaoyu at Aichi-Nagoya on Thursday.Zhang dominated the title clash, winning both rounds 5-0 to take the gold medal. Asian Games Full Coverage | Schedule | Medal TallyRoshibina, who had also won silver at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, once again fell short against Chinese opposition in the final. She had lost the Hangzhou final to China's Xiaowei Wu.The Indian enjoyed an impressive campaign in Japan, with her run including a victory over Vietnam's 2023 world champion Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy. Roshibina had booked her place in the final after defeating Indonesia's Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 in the semi-final on Wednesday.Roshibina's silver is India's 14th medal at the ongoing Asian Games, taking the tally to one gold, six silver and seven bronze medals.Earlier on Thursday, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men's double sculls final.The Indian pair clocked 6:13.25 to finish third, 3.48 seconds behind China's gold medallists Yi Xudi and Nie Yide and 2.76 seconds behind silver medallists Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov and Pavel Sorin. Join conversation View All Comments → Share your thoughts in the comments Post Comment Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Satnam and Salman held second position at the 500m, 1000m and 1500m marks but dropped away towards the finish. They were at one stage just half a second behind the Chinese pair.In the men's singles sculls, Balraj Panwar finished fourth after missing out on a medal.Balraj remained second at the 500m, 1000m and 1500m marks before being overtaken by Uzbekistan's Shakhboz Kholmurzaev and Japan's Tatsuya Sakurama in the final 500m.He had a five-second advantage over Sakurama heading into the final stretch but eventually finished eight seconds behind the Japanese rower. Balraj clocked 6:54.80, finishing 15 seconds behind gold medallist Zhiwei Deng of China. Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.
Roshibina Devi wins silver, falls short against China's Xiaoyu in final
Naorem Roshibina Devi has proudly secured a silver medal in the women's sanda 60kg event at the Asian Games, representing India. She faced China's Zhang Xiaoyu in the final and lost with a score of 0-2, after Zhang decisively won both rounds. This victory adds to Roshibina's impressive record, marking her second silver at consecutive Asian Games since her setback in the 2022 Hangzhou final.
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