Fencing in India | |
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Country | India |
Governing body | Fencing Association of India |
National team(s) | See below |
International competitions | |
Olympic Games x0 x0 x0 Paralympic Games x0 x0 x0 World Championship x0 x0 x0 World Cup x0 x0 x0 Commonwealth Games x0 x0 x0 Commonwealth Championship x3 x0 x1 Asian Games x0 x0 x0 Asian Championship x0 x0 x1 |
Fencing in India started with the foundation of the Fencing Association of India in 1974. It was recognized by the Indian Government in 1997.[1] It is affiliated with the Indian Olympic Association, Fencing Confederation of Asia, Commonwealth Fencing Federation and the International Fencing Federation.[2]
The association has been holding national competitions in Sub-Junior (1999), Cadet (2004), Junior (1992) and Senior (1986) categories.[3]
In 2016, at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Damam, Saudi Arabia, the Indian contingent won two silver and three bronze medals.[4] In the individual events, 17-year-old Karan Singh clinched bronze in the Junior Boys Sabre event while SN Siva Magesh, 14, won silver in the Cadet Boys Épée event. This was the first time that India won a medal in the Junior category.[5]
In May 2017, India's C. A. Bhavani Devi won the gold medal in the sabre event of the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship held at Reykjavík in Iceland and became the first Indian to win a gold medal in an international fencing event. Shilpa Garg had previously won a silver medal in a satellite event.[6]
Tournament | Total | |||
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Commonwealth Championships | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Asian Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Year | Fencer | Type | Category | Medal |
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2018 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Sabre | Women's individual | |
2022 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Sabre | Women's individual | |
Udaivir Singh Sunil Kumar S. N. Siva Magesh Chingakham Jetlee Singh |
Épée | Men's team | ||
Gisho Nidhi Kumaresan Padma | Sabre | Men's individual |
Year | Fencer | Type | Medal |
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2023 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Sabre |
Year | Fencer | Type | Category | Medal |
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2022 | Taniksha Khatri | Épée | Women's individual | |
Abi Devi Laishram | Sabre | Women's individual | ||
Oinam Jubraj Singh | Sabre | Men's individual | ||
Taniksha Khatri Kashvi Garg Dnyaneshwari Shinde Pragya Singh |
Épée | Women's team | ||
Oinam Jubraj Singh Prince Rishikesh Jaiswal Dhruv Walia |
Sabre | Men's team | ||
Shaik Naziya | Épée | Women's individual | ||
Prince | Sabre | Men's individual | ||
Kashvi Garg Prachi Lohan Sejal Gulia Shaik Naziya |
Épée | Women's team | ||
Kritarthi Kotwal Shreya Gupta Abi Devi Laishram Babyreddy Murikinati |
Sabre | Women's team | ||
Kashish Bharad J.R. Jefarlin Abi Devi Laishram Gauri Solanke |
Sabre | Women's team |
# | Fencer | World Rank | Points |
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1 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | 44 | 38.000 |
2 | Sowmiya Sundara | 162 | 6.000 |
# | Fencer | World Rank | Points |
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1 | Taniksha Khatri | 141 | 7.500 |
2 | Prachi Lohan | 157 | 6.250 |
3 | Sheetal Dalal | 232 | 3.000 |
# | Fencer | World Rank | Points |
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1 | Karan Singh | 83 | 15.500 |
# | Fencer | World Rank | Points |
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1 | Jetlee Singh Chingakham | 123 | 12.000 |
2 | Udaivir Singh | 337 | 1.375 |
Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
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2021 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Arjuna Award | Female |