Wangkhem Sandhyarani Devi
![]() The President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2011 to Wangkhem Sandhyarani Devi for Wushu. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 February 1983 (1983-02) (age 41) Manipur, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sanda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem (born 1 February 1983)[1] is an Indian martial art athlete from Manipur,[2] who participates in Women's Sanshou (Wushu) 56 kg category.
Sandhyarani won a Silver medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Fighting with a calf injury, she was defeated by Iranian Khadijeh Azadpour, who was the defending champion in 60 kg category. She had sustained the injury in the semi-final win against Laos' Paloy Barckkam, due to this her kicking ability was severely hampered [3] and she had to play defensively. Sandhyarani fought in 60 kg category as the 56 kg category was not included in the games schedule.
She has previously won a Bronze medal in 2008 Asian Championships in Macau and Silver medal at 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games in Women's Sanshou 56 kg.
Sandhyarani is a Central Reserve Police Force constable and hails from eastern state of Manipur. She belongs to the Thoubal district where the freestyle form of Sanshou is popular.[4] Sandhyarani was a boxer but later shifted to Wushu since it was more all-round.[5]
References
- ^ - Sandhyarani devi Profile
- ^ - Asian Games wushu: Sandhyarani settles for a silver
- ^ - Sandhyarani Devi Wangkhem Wins Silver for India in Women’s Wushu Sanshou in the Asian Games 2010 : Guangzhou
- ^ - Wushu Wonder Girl - IndianExpress
- ^ "Mumbai reports 1,011 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; active tally at 5,852". Mid-day.com. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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