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PT Usha Hails Roshibina, Satnam-Salman for Asian Games 2026 Medals
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News18•24-09-2026, 10:45
PT Usha Hails Roshibina, Satnam-Salman for Asian Games 2026 Medals
- •IOA President PT Usha congratulated wushu athlete Roshibina Devi and rowers Satnam Singh and Salman Khan for their medals at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.
- •Roshibina Devi secured her second consecutive silver medal in wushu, losing to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the women s sanda 60 kg final.
- •Roshibina becomes the first Indian woman to win three back-to-back medals in Wushu at the Asian Games, having previously won a 2018 Asian Games bronze.
- •Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured a bronze medal in the men’s double sculls final, marking India's first-ever bronze in this event.
- •India has now accumulated 14 medals at the ongoing event, including one gold, six silver, and seven bronze medals.
Key Questions Answered
Roshibina Devi secured a silver medal in the women’s sanda 60 kg final at the Asian Games 2026 after losing to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu, marking her second consecutive silver and third back-to-back medal overall in wushu.
Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured India's first ever bronze medal in the men’s double sculls event at the Asian Games 2026, clocking a time of 6:13.25.
Balraj Panwar missed out on a medal in the men's singles sculls competition by finishing fourth, after being overtaken during the final 500-meter stretch and clocking a time of 6:54.80.
