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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 2000 Bishnupur district, Manipur, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Naorem Roshibina Devi (born 30 December 2000) is an Indian Wushu player who competes in the Sanda division. [1] [2]
Roshibina was born in Kwaksiphai Mayai Leikai in Bishnpur District, Manipur.
In the 9th Asian Junior Wushu Championships held in Gumi, South Korea, she won a gold medal. [3]
In the 2018 Asian Games, she competed in the Women's sanda 60 kg event. She defeated Mubashra Akhtar of Pakistan in the quarter-finals, which assured her a medal. [4] She lost to Cai Yingying of China in the semi-finals, and was jointly awarded a bronze medal. [5]
In September 2023, Naorem Roshibina Devi won silver in the women's 60 kg Wushu Sanda at the 19th Asian Games, Hangzhou, China. She lost to Wu Xiaowei of China. [6]
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