World Wushu Championship Sanathoi Devi settles fo silver medal Jakarta, Nov 19: Representing India, Manipuri wushu player Yumnam Sanathoi Devi bagged a silver medal the 13th World Wushu Championship.
The Indian wushu team won three silver and one bronze medal in the championship that concluded at Istora Sports Stadium on Wednesday. 900 players from 73 countries took part in this championship.
Yumnam Sanathoi and Pooja Kadian won their three consecutive silver medal, including the ones in 2011 Turkey and 2013 Malaysia.
Meanwhile, Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh won bronze medal for country.
Y Sanathoi Devi lost to World Champion Chinese Luan Zhang in 52-kg in a tough competition, while Pooja Kadian lost her final against Chinese player Yuan Li in straight rounds, Uchit Sharma who played his first International Wushu competition gave excellent performance as he beat Indonesian player Gunawan is semifinal but lost to Arnel Mandal in 52-kg in a very tough competition.
Young wushu player Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh gave his best ever performance as he beat Malaysia, Srilanka, USA in this championship but lost his semifinals to former world champion Russia's Ali Magomedov in 60-kg weight category.
All the four medallist qualify for the 2016 Sanda World Cup to be held in China in the year 2016.
20-Nov-2015 / AgenciesSource: World Wushu Championship Sanathoi Devi settles fo silver medal
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