Naorem Roshibina Devi is an accomplished Indian Wushu player known in the Sanda division. |
She secured a silver medal in the women's 60 kg Wushu category at the 2023 Asian Games. |
Her international Wushu debut was in the 48 kg category at the Burgas World Junior Wushu Championship in Bulgaria in 2016. |
In 2017, she participated in the Asian Junior Wushu Championship held in Gumi, South Korea. |
In 2018, Naorem competed in the Sanda 60 kg category at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. |
She also took part in the South Asian Games in Lalitpur, Nepal in 2019, competing in the Sanda 60 kg category. |
In 2023, she joined the Moscow Wushu Stars Championship in Moscow, Russia. |
Additionally, she was part of the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. |
Before Wushu, Naorem considered a career in Boxing but developed an interest in Wushu after attending a competition during her teenage years. |
At seven, she created a makeshift punching bag from torn clothes to practice her Wushu moves, receiving informal training from local player Malemnganbi Devi before formal training at the Sports Authority of India's Manipur branch. |
Following her silver medal win at the 2022 Asian Games, Naorem Roshibina Devi expressed mixed emotions during interviews due to the challenging situation in Manipur in 2023 caused by ongoing ethnic violence. |