Roshibina Devi Reaches Gold Medal Bout, Can Create Indian Wushu History at Asian Games

Roshibina Devi is now just one victory away from completing an extraordinary Asian Games journey.

The Indian wushu star defeated Indonesia’s Thania Kusumaningtyas 2-0 in the women’s 60kg Sanda semifinal on Wednesday to storm into the gold medal bout at the Asian Games 2026. More importantly, the victory has guaranteed Roshibina her third consecutive Asian Games medal. After winning bronze in 2018 and silver in 2023, she will now fight for the one medal that has remained missing from her collection gold.

But the significance of the result extends beyond Roshibina’s personal medal journey. Her qualification for the final makes her the first Indian wushu athlete to reach two Asian Games finals, giving her an opportunity to create another piece of history for the sport.

Roshibina produced a commanding performance against Thania in the semifinal. The Indian won the contest 2-0, taking both rounds by a convincing 5-0 margin, according to the supplied result. The comprehensive nature of the victory ensured that Roshibina never allowed the contest to drift away from her control. After securing her place in the semifinals by defeating Macau, China’s Chu Man Sin in the quarterfinals, she maintained that momentum against the Indonesian opponent.

The result sent her into the championship bout and guaranteed India at least a silver medal in the women’s 60kg Sanda category. For Roshibina, however, the job is not finished.

The gold-medal contest is scheduled for September 24 at 6:10 AM IST, where she will have the opportunity to move from being a two-time Asian Games medallist to an Asian Games champion.

From Bronze to Silver and Now Gold

Roshibina’s Asian Games story has followed a remarkable progression. At the 2018 Asian Games, she won bronze in the women’s 60kg Sanda category. Five years later, she improved that result to silver at the 2023 Asian Games. Now, in Aichi-Nagoya, she has reached the final for the second consecutive edition.

That makes her the first Indian wushu athlete to reach two Asian Games finals. The progression is particularly striking: bronze in her first appearance, silver in her second and now a guaranteed silver or gold in her third. A victory in the final would complete that progression with the biggest prize available.

India has produced several successful wushu athletes at the Asian Games, but a gold medal has remained elusive. Roshibina now has an opportunity to change that.

Her qualification for the final means she is already assured of a medal for the third straight Asian Games, but the chance to become India’s first Asian Games wushu gold medallist gives the September 24 contest an added historical dimension. The achievement would also add to an already impressive international résumé.

Roshibina was a silver medallist at the 2023 World Wushu Championships, in addition to her Asian Games medals from 2018 and 2023.

For Roshibina, the next challenge is simple: one final bout. The Indian has navigated the knockout stages in Aichi-Nagoya with successive victories and has now earned her place in the biggest fight of the tournament. The semifinal victory over Thania was emphatic, but the gold-medal bout will present an entirely different challenge.

Roshibina knows what it takes to reach the Asian Games podium. She has done it twice already. She also knows what it feels like to lose a gold-medal contest, having finished second in 2023. This time, she enters the final with an opportunity to write a different ending.

Whatever happens in the final, Roshibina Devi has already extended her remarkable Asian Games record. Bronze in 2018. Silver in 2023. Finalist in 2026.

But the Indian will have little interest in simply extending that sequence. At 6:10 AM IST on September 24, Roshibina will step into the Sanda arena knowing that victory would deliver India its first Asian Games wushu gold and complete her own journey from bronze to silver to gold.

One fight remains.

And Roshibina Devi is now one victory away from history.