Incheon: Wushu player Thoudam Sanathoi Devi on Monday assured herself of at least a bronze in women's Sanda 52kg category after storming into the semifinals on the third day of competitions at the Asian Games.
Sanathoi beat Amgalanjargal Sangidorj of Mongolia in a 2-0 'Win By Round' (WBR) verdict in a dominating performance in her quarterfinal contest here at Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium.
The Manipuri will now meet Zhang Luan of China in the semifinals tomorrow.
Sanathoi will be the third Indian to have won a medal in wushu in the Asian Games while her medal will be the fourth won by the country in the history of multi-sporting event.
W Shandyarani Devi won a silver in women's Sanda 60kg in 2010 while M Bimoljit Singh bagged a bronze each in men's Sanda 60kg even in 2006 and 2010.
However, Sajan Lama came a cropper in both men's Nanquan and Nangun events. He was ninth in Nanquan with a score of 9.06 while he finished 13th in Nangun with a score of 7.95.
Indians had one more reason to rejoice as Narender Grewal beat Pakistan's Abdullah in the Men's Sanda -60kg Quarterfinals at the Ganghwa Dolmens Gymnasium. Grewal won 2-0 to assure India of a sureshot bronze medal and was only the second one after Sanathoi Devi opened the account for India in Wushu.
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