Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended his congratulations to Roshibina Devi Naorem on winning the Silver Medal for India in the Wushu women’s 60 kg category at the 19th Asian Games 2023.

PM Modi took to social media X and said she has showcased extraordinary talent and relentless pursuit of excellence. PM Modi praised her for her discipline and determination. He said her discipline and determination are also admirable.

Roshibina Devi Naorem won a Silver medal in the Wushu women’s 60 kg category in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on September 28. Naorem reached to final and she tried hard to win gold against Chinese opponent Xiaowei Wu, but unfortunately, it was Wu’s day with 2-0.

After winning the Silver medal at the 19th Asian Games, Naorem said she felt good about winning the Silver medal but she was also a little sad as she missed the chance to bag a Gold medal.  

Naorem dedicated her Silver medal to the people of Manipur and she further said that she tried her best in this game and she will rectify the faults that she has made in this game and play better next time, adding that she will train herself harder for the upcoming World Championships, which is going to happen in November, the talented Silver medal winner said.

In the 2018, Jakarta Asian Games, Noarem won the bronze medal but after so much dedication and discipline, she bagged a Silver medal in the 19th Asian Games.

She dominated with her performance in the semifinal against Vietnam’s Thi Thu Nguyen and she won the semifinal fight with a final scoreline of 2-0.   

She has been dominating throughout the stages, in the quarterfinal, she showed an outstanding performance. She won against Kazakhstan’s Aiman Karshyga.

According to reports, a 13-member Wushu contingent returned with four bronze medals to India.

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