India, Sept. 6 -- India's wushu team has produced a stellar performance at the 17th World Wushu Championship in Brazil's capital of Brasilia with three women sanda (full contact event) players making it to the final. Two men also advanced to the knockout stages in the sanda category. The result will help India return with multiple medals from the global competition.

In 52kg, Aparna gave a strong performance to defeat Tharisa Dea Florientina of Indonesia to secure her place in the final. She will face Ngo Thi Bhuong Nga of Vietnam for the gold medal bout late on Saturday.

Kareena Kaushik made it to 60 kg sanda final by overcoming Brazil's Nathalia Briquesi Silva in the semifinal. She faces a tough final against Wu Xiaowei of China. Wushu...