Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Roshibina Devi and Aryan Reach Asian Games Wushu Quarterfinals
Indian athletes had several strong performances at the Asian Games.
Roshibina Devi won her wushu match and reached the quarterfinals in the women’s 60kg event.
Aryan also won and moved into the men’s 56kg quarterfinals.
Both will try to reach the semifinals on Tuesday.
Swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished eighth in his final race.
China’s Xu Jiayu won that race with a Games record.
India’s badminton team also beat Bangladesh in all three singles matches.
This gave India a 3-0 victory in the team event.
Roshibina Devi defeated Bangladesh’s Most Khatun to reach the women’s 60kg wushu quarterfinals.
Aryan beat Afghanistan’s Shahzada Safi 2-0 to advance in the men’s 56kg wushu category.
Both Indian wushu athletes will compete Tuesday for places in the semifinals.
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj placed eighth in the men’s 50m backstroke final in 25.52 seconds.
India defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in the men’s badminton team event, with wins by Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth.
- Who
- Indian wushu players Roshibina Devi and Aryan, swimmer Srihari Nataraj, and badminton players Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth.
- What
- Roshibina Devi and Aryan reached wushu quarterfinals; India won its badminton tie 3-0; and Srihari Nataraj finished eighth in swimming.
- When
- Monday; the wushu quarterfinals are scheduled for Tuesday.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- Why
- Roshibina Devi and Aryan won their bouts, while India’s badminton players won their respective singles matches.
- Roshibina Devi
- Defeated Bangladesh’s Most Khatun in the women’s 60kg wushu event.
- Aryan
- Defeated Afghanistan’s Shahzada Safi 2-0 in the men’s 56kg wushu event.
- Next wushu bouts
- Roshibina Devi and Aryan will compete Tuesday for semifinal places.
- Srihari Nataraj
- Finished eighth in the men’s 50m backstroke final in 25.52 seconds.
- Swimming winner
- China’s Xu Jiayu won in a Games-record 24.04 seconds.
- Badminton result
- India defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in the men’s team event.
- Badminton winners
- Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth won their singles matches.