Naorem Roshibina Devi is an Indian Wushu player who plays in the Sanda division (a type of martial art). She bagged a silver medal in the 2022 Asian Games in the women’s 60 Kg Wushu category.
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Wiki/Biography
Naorem Roshibina Devi was born on Saturday, 30 December 2000 (age 23 years; as of 2023) in the village Kwasiphai Mayai Leikei, district Bishnupur, Manipur, India. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. In 2023, she attended the Chanambam Ibomcha College in Bishnupur to pursue a Bachelor of Arts.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 1″
Weight (approx.): 60 kg
Hair Colour: Natural Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
Parents & Siblings
Naorem Roshibina Devi’s father, Naoren Dhamu, and mother, Romila Devi, are farmers in their village. Roshibina has a younger brother named Naorem Prioijit Singh.
Naorem Roshibina Devi’s parents, Naoren Dhamu (left), and Romila Devi (right)
Husband
Naorem Roshibina Devi is unmarried.
Career
In 2016, Naorem Roshibina Devi made her international debut at the Burgas World Junior Wushu Championship held in Burgas, Bulgaria in the 48 kg category. In 2017, she participated in the Asian Junior Wushu Championship held in Gumi, South Korea. [1]Wushu Federation of Asia In 2018, Roshibina Devi participated in the Asian Games in the sanda 60 kg category held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2019, she participated in the sanda 60 kg category at the South Asian Games held in Lalitpur, Nepal. [2]The Hindu In 2023, Roshibina participated in the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship held in Moscow, Russia.
Naorem Roshibina Devi (extreme left standing) after winning the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship in 2023
In the same year, she participated in the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. [3]The Times of India
Medals
Gold
- 2017: Asian Junior Wushu Championship in Gumi, South Korea
- 2019: Sanda 60 kg category at the South Asian Games in Lalitpur, Nepal
- 2023: Moscow Wushu Stars Championship in Moscow, Russia
Congratulations to our athletes. https://t.co/zczIdasMS6
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 8, 2023
Silver
- 2023: Sanda 60 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Our dedicated and talented Roshibina Devi Naorem has won a Silver Medal in Wushu, Women’s Sanda 60 kg. She has showcased extraordinary talent and relentless pursuit of excellence. Her discipline and determination are also admirable. Congratulations to her. pic.twitter.com/CYiT8Mjyq2
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 28, 2023
Bronze
- 2016: 48 kg category in the Burgas World Junior Wushu Championship held in Burgas, Bulgaria
- 2018: Sanda 60 kg category at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Award
Roshibina received the Arjuna Award from the President of India Droupadi Murmu on 9 January 2024; the event was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Naorem Roshibina Devi while receiving the Arjuna Award from Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
Facts/Trivia
- When Roshibina was seven years old, she made a punching bag out of torn clothes to practice her wushu moves. Impressed by her dedication, a local Wushu champion named Malemnganbi Devi started teaching Roshibina the game. After some time, a coach named M Ronel Singh from a nearby village, Nachou, started teaching her. Roshibina started her formal Wushu training from M. Premkumar at the SAI training centre in Imphal. [4]The Shillong Times
- Naorem Roshibina Devi started crying during an interview with a news channel as she was upset because of the unpleasant and violent situation in Manipur caused by persistent ethnic violence in 2023. Her town Bishnupur was among the badly affected towns due to which she could not cherish her 2022 Asian Games win. She was quoted saying in the interview that,
Anything can happen. I am worried about my parents and siblings.” [5]Hindustan Times
- Before starting her Wushu journey, Roshibina tried her hand at Boxing; however, in the early days of her teenage years, she attended a district-level wushu competition, and that’s when she fell in love with the sport. [6]The Bridge – YouTube
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