Hangzhou(China): Naorem Roshibina Devi who won silver medal in women's 60kg sanda event of wushu dedicated her victory for the victims of Manipur violence which is raging between Meitei and Kuki communities in her native since May this year.
A member of Meitei community, she hails from Kwashiphai village in Bishnupur district adjoining Churachandpur, which is dominated by the Kuki ethnic community, Roshibina put up a valiant fight against local heavyweight Wu Xiaowei.
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Roshibina won a sparkling Silver medal in the Wushu women’s 60 kg category at the #AsianGames2022
Interestingly, Roshibina upgraded the color of her medal from bronze, which she won in 2018, Jakarta AG, to Silver this time.🔥🫡
Kudos, champ!… pic.twitter.com/5uygAMK8Ta
">REMARKABLE ROSHIBINA🥈🌟
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023
Roshibina won a sparkling Silver medal in the Wushu women’s 60 kg category at the #AsianGames2022
Interestingly, Roshibina upgraded the color of her medal from bronze, which she won in 2018, Jakarta AG, to Silver this time.🔥🫡
Kudos, champ!… pic.twitter.com/5uygAMK8TaREMARKABLE ROSHIBINA🥈🌟
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 28, 2023
Roshibina won a sparkling Silver medal in the Wushu women’s 60 kg category at the #AsianGames2022
Interestingly, Roshibina upgraded the color of her medal from bronze, which she won in 2018, Jakarta AG, to Silver this time.🔥🫡
Kudos, champ!… pic.twitter.com/5uygAMK8Ta
"Manipur is burning. Fighting is going on in Manipur. I can't go to my village. I want to dedicate this medal to those who are protecting us and suffering there," Roshibina said after she clinched the silver, while fighting her tears when spoke.
"I don't know what will happen, the fighting has been continuing. When will it stop and return to normal life of earlier times," an inconsolable Roshibina added.
On Wednesday, she spoke to her parents who asked her to focus on the final and not to get distracted by the Manipuri violence.