Asian Games: Aryan, Roshibina Devi win Wushu pre-quarterfinals

Indian Wushu players Aryan and Roshibina Devi advanced to the Asian Games quarterfinals after winning their respective 1/8 finals in Nagoya. Both are now one victory away from securing medals, while Suraj Singh Mayanglambam narrowly missed the podium on Sunday

Nagoya: Indian Wushu players Aryan and Roshibina Devi on Monday won their respective 1/8 finals at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall to progress to the quarterfinals at the ongoing Asian Games 2026 here.

Aryan defeated Afghanistan’s Safi Shahzada 2-0 in the men’s 56kg pre-quarterfinals, while two-time Asiad medallist Roshibina outclassed Bangladesh’s Shika Khatun in the women’s 60kg 1/8 final to advance to the last eight with a victory by points difference.

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Both are now one win away from securing a medal. Aryan and Roshibina will be in action in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, with a place in the semifinals and a medal at stake.

Roshibina is a two-time Asiad medallist, having won a silver at the 2023 Hangzhou Games and a bronze at the 2018 Jakarta Games. She is also a South Asian Games gold medallist from the 2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Games and a bronze medallist at the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Earlier in the day, India’s Nyeman Wangsu finished 15th in the women’s Changquan final.

Indian Wushu athletes have shown glimpses of impressive performances, with Suraj Singh Mayanglambam coming close to a podium finish on Sunday.

Suraj finished 11th in the men’s Changquan Wushu final, narrowly missing the podium by just 0.040 points in a closely contested competition.

Competing in a 21-athlete field at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall, Suraj produced a total score of 9.683 points. The Indian Wushu exponent earned a perfect 5.00 in Quality of Movement (A-Score) and 2.00 in Degree of Difficulty (C-Score), with no deductions. He received 2.683 in Overall Performance (B-Score).

Macau’s Kuong Chi Hin claimed the top position with 9.723 points, while compatriot Chi Kuan Song finished second with 9.720. The narrow gap at the top also underlined how fine the margins were in the final, with Suraj’s score only 0.040 points adrift of the bronze-medal mark.