India was assured of another medal in the ongoing Asian Games on Monday, as Naorem Roshibina Devi qualified for the semi-finals in the Women's 60 kg Wushu (Sanda), thus assuring herself a bronze.(Medal Tally | Schedule | Full Coverage | Day 2 Streaming)
She outplayed her openi𝓀ng opponent in the quarterfinal, Aiman Karshyga of Kazakhstan, convincinglyℱ through points difference.
Roshibina Devi had won the bronze medal at the♐ last Asian Games i♉n the same category.
Notably💞, she was a gold medallist🦩 in the same category at the 2019 South Asian Games.
In the men's section, Surya Bhanu Partap ꦺSingh reached quarterfinals after winning his pre-quarters bout agains𓃲t Islombek Khaydarov of Uzbekistan in the 60kg category in Sanda.
His bout lasted three rounds🎃 as the Indian prevailed 2-1.
Partap, also a bronze medallist ൲from the previous edition 🧜of the Asian Games, has won a couple of medals of the same colour in the World Wushu Championships.
He also won the gold medal in the 2016 So♌uth Asian Games.
In the final men's bout of the day in the 65 kg category, Vikrant Baliya൲n🍨 was knocked out in the pre-quarters by Samuel Marbun of Indonesia by a 1-2 margin.
Although the bout was closely contested, the Indian struggled to match his opponent൲'s agility and speed.
Baliyan is a bronze medallist of the 2019 World Wushu Championships, besides winning the gold m🅰edal d🤡uring the 2019 South Asian Games.
