India wins four bronze medals in Wushu at 2018 Asian Games
India won four bronze medals in Wushu sporting event (all in Sanda style) at Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games held in Indonesia. It was India’s best performance so far in Wushu in Asian Games as in Incheon games in 2014, India had won just two bronze medals.
Four bronze medals winners are
- Roshibina Devi: 60kg category.
- Santosh Kumar: 56kg category.
- Surya Bhanu Partap Singh: 60kg category.
- Narender Grewal: 65kg category. He had earlier won bronze in Sanda 60kg in 2014 Asian Games.
Wushu
Wushu is Chinese Kung-fu. It is martial art form that deals with exhibition and full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It is different from other combat sports as it is a mix of kick-boxing and wrestling. It is made up of two disciplines, namely Taoulu (forms) and Sanda (sparring). Sanda comprises combative aspect of art-form, while Taoulu involves demonstration of the moves, acrobatic routines and techniques that that are implemented in Sanda. Wushu is international sport governed through International Wushu Federation (IWUF).
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