Y. Sanathoi Devi

Yumnam Sanathoi Devi is an Indian Wushu player, martial artist and athlete. She was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in 2015 for Wushu. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.[1] She also won a bronze medal in the 2014 World Cup held at Indonesia and a silver medal in World Championships in 2011 and 2013.[2] She won the bronze medal in the 13th World Wushu Championships in November 2015.[3] In 2016, Devi won a silver for India in 52 kg category at the 8th Sanda World Cup, held at Xian, China.[4]

The President, Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2015 to Y. Sanathoi Devi for Wushu, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2015

She hails from Yairipok Top Chingtha village in Thoubal district of Manipur, India. She took up traditional Chinese martial arts Wushu in 2003 under the guidance of Maibam Surbala Devi and later under Moirangthem Ibomcha Meitei.

Awards

She was awarded by the Government of India , the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2015.[5][6]

References
  1. "Asian Games 2014 : Y Sanathoi Devi wins bronze". e-pao.net. The Sangai Express. September 23, 2014.
  2. "Yumnam Sanathoi receives Arjuna award". e-pao.net. The Sangai Express. August 29, 2015.
  3. "India Assured of Three Medals at World Wushu Championship". NDTV. November 16, 2015.
  4. "Indian wushu team win 5 medals in 8th Sanda World Cup". dt.andaman.gov.in. November 8, 2016.
  5. "Arjuna awardee Yumnam Sanathoi Devi accorded warm welcome". E-pao. August 30, 2015.
  6. Barua, Suhrid (November 20, 2019). "World Wushu Championship silver medallist Sanathoi Devi won't settle without a gold". The Bridge.
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