A silver medal in wushu's brutal Sanda discipline — and Naorem Roshibina Devi has done it again on the Asian stage. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took to X on Thursday, September 24, 2026, to congratulate the Indian athlete on her silver medal in the Women's Sanda 60kg event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

Roshibina Devi's Silver on the Sanda Mat

Sanda — wushu's full-contact combat format combining striking and throwing — is one of the most physically demanding disciplines on the Asian Games programme. Competing in the 60kg category, Roshibina Devi fought her way to the podium, earning India a medal in a sport that demands both technical precision and raw fighting instinct. CM Majhi praised her 'determination and fighting spirit' as having 'brought immense pride to India.'

Naorem Roshibina Devi is an experienced international wushu competitor who has represented India across multiple tournaments. Her continued presence on the continental stage reflects the steady depth India has built in wushu over the years — a discipline that rarely commands prime-time attention but quietly delivers on the medals table.

Nari Shakti on the International Stage

CM Majhi signed off with the hashtag #NariShakti — a recurring motif in official Indian political messaging that frames women athletes' achievements as a national statement, not just a sporting result. The framing is deliberate: every medal by a woman competitor becomes a data point in a larger government narrative about empowering female athletes. Roshibina Devi's silver fits squarely into that story.

Indian political leaders across the spectrum have made it a near-universal practice to publicly felicitate athletes the moment results land — a signal both to the athletes and to a domestic audience that international sport is taken seriously at the highest levels of government. Majhi, who took office as Odisha's Chief Minister in June 2024, has been consistent in amplifying such moments from his state and the country at large.

India at Asian Games 2026

The Asian Games 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya continue India's increasingly competitive presence at the quadrennial continental multi-sport event. Wushu has been one of the quieter but reliable contributors to India's haul across successive editions. With competition still ongoing, every medal — silver or gold — adds to the tally that will define how the country measures this campaign when the closing ceremony arrives.

For Roshibina Devi, the best wishes from the Odisha Chief Minister land publicly. The next milestone to watch: whether a national felicitation or state honour follows — as has become customary for medallists returning from the Asian Games.