Reports describing Divyanshi Chaudhary’s Asian Games 2026 squad change as a controversy overstate what actually happened. Here’s the full, straightforward story.
## What Happened
Chaudhary was replaced in India’s wushu squad by two-time Asian Games medallist Roshibina Devi after suffering a shoulder injury during preparations for the Games. The change was one of several late squad adjustments made across India’s contingent in the weeks before competition began in Aichi-Nagoya.
## Why It’s Not a Controversy
Unlike the doping-related squad changes that affected wrestling, athletics and shooting ahead of these Games, Chaudhary’s replacement was a straightforward medical decision, similar in nature to the injury-forced withdrawals of weightlifter Rishikanta Singh and athletics competitors Nithya Gandhe and Shahnavaz Khan. Our full roundup of India’s injury-affected athletes covers those related cases.
## Why Roshibina Devi Was the Natural Replacement
Devi entered these Games already a two-time Asian Games medallist in wushu, and her selection as Chaudhary’s replacement reflected genuine depth in India’s squad rather than a last-minute scramble. Devi went on to reach the semi-finals of the women’s 60kg sanda at Aichi-Nagoya, positioning her for a third consecutive Games medal.
## Setting the Record Straight
Given how many genuine controversies, from doping cases to a contested MMA semi-final decision, have surrounded India’s build-up to these Games, it’s worth being precise about which squad changes were simply medical in nature rather than the product of any dispute or scandal.
## The Bottom Line
Divyanshi Chaudhary’s absence from Aichi-Nagoya 2026 reflects an unfortunate but ordinary sporting reality, injuries happen in the final stretch of preparation, and India’s wushu squad adapted capably by bringing in an experienced, medal-winning replacement.
There’s no scandal here, just a routine medical withdrawal that got swept up in a news cycle already dominated by genuine controversies elsewhere in India’s contingent.