Yumnam 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]

Yumnam Sanathoi Devi
The President, Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2015 to Y. Sanathoi Devi for Wushu.
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born1 February 1989 (1989-02) (age 34)
Yairipok, Manipur, India
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWushu
Event(s)Sanda
Medal record
Women's Sanda
Representing  India
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ankara 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kuala Lumpur 48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jakarta 52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Shanghai 52 kg

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


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