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Asian Games 2026: Roshibina Devi wins wushu silver; bronzes in rowing double sculls and mixed skeet

On 24 September 2026 Naorem Roshibina Devi won silver in women's sanda 60kg wushu, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in men's double sculls, and Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won mixed skeet team bronze.

Summary

Roshibina lost the final 0-2 to China's Zhang Xiaoyu, who won both rounds 5-0; she had also won silver at Hangzhou 2023. Satnam Singh and Salman Khan clocked 6:13.25 for double sculls bronze behind China's Yi Xudi and Nie Yide. Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal took bronze in the mixed skeet team event, India's first-ever Asian Games medal in the event, a day after each had won a skeet team bronze. The pair qualified fourth with 138 and shot 44 in the final, level with South Korea, who went ahead on their higher qualification ranking; China won gold.

Key facts

Wushu
Naorem Roshibina Devi — women's sanda 60kg silver; lost final 0-2 to Zhang Xiaoyu (China)
Rowing
Satnam Singh and Salman Khan — men's double sculls bronze, 6:13.25; gold China
Shooting
Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal — mixed skeet team bronze, India's first in the event at the Asian Games
Mixed skeet scores
Qualified 4th with 138; 44 in final, tied with South Korea, who advanced on qualification ranking; gold China

Practice MCQs 3 questions

Q1

Naorem Roshibina Devi won silver in the women's sanda 60kg event at the Asian Games 2026. Sanda is a discipline of which sport?

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Correct answer: A — Wushu

Sanda is a combat discipline of wushu; Roshibina lost the final to China's Zhang Xiaoyu.

Q2 Advanced

Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?

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Correct answer: C — Men's double sculls

They won men's double sculls bronze in 6:13.25.

Q3 Advanced

Consider the following statements about India's medals on 24 September 2026: 1. Roshibina Devi lost the wushu final to China's Zhang Xiaoyu. 2. Anantjeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal won bronze in the mixed skeet team event. Which of the above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2

Both are correct. Roshibina lost 0-2 to Zhang Xiaoyu, and Naruka and Dhaliwal took mixed skeet team bronze.

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