Fencing in India

Country|  India
Governing body| Fencing Association of India
National team(s)| See below

International competitions

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Paralympic Games x0  x0  x0
World Championship x0  x0  x0
World Cup x0  x0  x0
Commonwealth Games x0  x0  x0
Commonwealth Championship x4  x0  x2
Asian Games x0  x0  x0
Asian Championship x0  x0  x1
South Asian Games x11  x5  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] India has produced some international level fencers who have performed well over the years.[3]

## Background

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The association has been holding national competitions in Sub-Junior (1999), Cadet (2004), Junior (1992) and Senior (1986) categories.[4]

In 2016, at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Damam, Saudi Arabia, the Indian contingent won two silver and three bronze medals.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

## Medal table

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Tournament  |  |  |  | Total

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Olympic Games | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Paralympic Games | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
World Championships | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
World Cup | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Commonwealth Games | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Commonwealth Championships | 4  | 0  | 2  | 6
Asian Games | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Asian Championships | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
South Asian Games | 11  | 5  | 1  | 17
Total  | 15  | 5  | 4  | 24

## Senior record

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### Commonwealth Championships

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Year  | Fencer  | Type  | Category  | Medal

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2018  | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Sabre | Women's individual  |
Karan Singh Gurjar
Vishal Thapar
Gisho Nidhi Kumaresan Padma
Sagar Shahi
Manpreet Singh | Sabre | Men's team  |
Karan Singh Gurjar | Sabre | Men'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  |

### Asian Championships

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Year  | Fencer  | Type  | Medal

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2023 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Sabre |

### South Asian Games

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Main article: Fencing at the South Asian Games

Year  | Fencer  | Type  | Category  | Medal

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2019 | Thoudam Kabita Devi  | Épée | Women's individual  |
Sunil Kumar  | Men's individual  |
Arrora Dahiwal
Sheetal Dalal
Thoudam Kabita Devi | Women's team  |
Guruprakash Coppara
Jetlee Singh Chingakham
Sunil Kumar | Men's team  |
Thoibi Devi Wangelbam  | Foil | Women's individual  |
Vinoth Kumar Velautham  | Men's individual  |
Radhika Prakash Awati
Rani Devi
Thoibi Devi Wangelbam | Women's team  |
Bicky Thokchom
Rajeshor Singh Thounaojam
Vinoth Kumar Velautham | Men's team  |
Karan Singh Gurjar | Sabre | Men's individual  |
Josna Jose
Jagmeet Kaur
Komalpreet Shukla
Diana Devi Thingujam | Women's team  |
Gisho Kumaresan
Shahi Singh
Karan Singh Gurjar | Men's team  |
Sheetal Dalal  | Épée | Women's individual  |
Guruprakash Coppara  | Men's individual  |
Radhika Prakash Awati  | Foil | Women's individual  |
Rajeshor Singh  | Men's individual  |
Gisho Kumaresan  | Sabre | Men's individual  |
Diana Devi Thingujam  | Women's individual  |

## Junior record

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### Commonwealth Championships

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Year  | Fencer  | Type  | Category  | Medal

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2015  | Karan Singh Gurjar | Sabre | Men's individual  |
Karan Singh Gurjar | Sabre | Men's individual  |
2018  | Rajendran Sherjin  | Épée | Men's individual  |
Rajendran Sherjin | Épée | Men's team  |
| Foil | Men's team  |
Karan Singh Gurjar
Manpreet Singh | Sabre | Men's team  |
Karan Singh Gurjar | Sabre | Men's individual  |
Abhay Shinde  | Sabre | Men's individual  |
| Épée | Women's team  |
Shreya Gupta
Alka Sunny | Sabre | Women's team  |
2022  | Taniksha Khatri | Épée | Women's individual  |
Abi Devi Laishram  | Sabre | Women's individual  |
Oinam Singh  | Sabre | Men's individual  |
Taniksha Khatri
Kashvi Garg
Dnyaneshwari Shinde
Pragya Singh | Épée | Women's team  |
Oinam Singh
Prince Sharma
Rishikesh Jaiswal
Dhruv Walia | Sabre | Men's team  |
Shaik Naziya  | Épée | Women's individual  |
Prince Sharma  | 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  |

### Asian Championships

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Year  | Fencer  | Type  | Category  | Medal

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2016  | Karan Singh Gurjar | Sabre | Men's individual  |
2022  | Taniksha Khatri
Tannu Gulia
Pragya Singh
Aditri Patil | Épée | Women's team  |
Prachi Lohan
Govindnoor Kaur
Nelcyrose Saikhom Devi
Shaik Naziya | Épée | Women's team  |
Prachi Lohan | Épée | Women's individual  |
Kanupriya, Khusboorani Laishram, Naorem Mina Devi, Kusum | Foil | Women's team  |
Ningthouba Sukham
Dev
Denny Singh Konsam
Sathvik Shoba Manjunatha | Foil | Men's team  |
Shreya Gupta
Abi Devi Laishram
Himanshi Negi
Shiksha Ballouria | Sabre | Women's team  |
Abi Devi Laishram | Sabre | Women's team  |
Kangabam Kane Singh
Aryan Sen
Agamvir Singh
Lokesh Vemani | Épée | Men's team  |
Charvi
Kanupriya
Vaidehi Lohiya
Sonia Devi Waikhom | Foil | Women's team  |

## Current rankings

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### Women's sabre

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#  | Fencer  | World Rank  | Points

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1  | C. A. Bhavani Devi | 43  | 38.000
2  | Sowmiya Sundara  | 161  | 6.000

### Women's epee

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#  | Fencer  | World Rank  | Points

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1  | Taniksha Khatri | 140  | 7.500
2  | Prachi Lohan | 155  | 6.250
3  | Sheetal Dalal | 234  | 3.000
4  | Ena Arora | 375  | 0.500

### Men's sabre

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#  | Fencer  | World Rank  | Points

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1  | Karan Singh Gurjar | 83  | 15.500

### Men's epee

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#  | Fencer  | World Rank  | Points

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1  | Jetlee Singh Chingakham  | 114  | 12.000
2  | Udaivir Singh  | 337  | 1.375

## National award recipients

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Year  | Recipient  | Award  | Gender

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2021  | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Arjuna Award | Female

## References

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1. ^ "FAI history". fencingassociationofindia.com.
2. ^ "Achievers". Fencing Association of India. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
3. ^ "India profile | FIE". International Fencing Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
4. ^ "TOPS development fencer Taniksha Khatri aims to adopt lessons from ex-world champion Nathalie Moellhausen". ANI News. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
5. ^ "Taniksha Khatri, Jubraj Singh win silver in Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships". The Bridge. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
6. ^ "Successful Indian boys return from Asian fencing - Times of India".
7. ^ "India's CA Shilpa Garg wins Silver in Iceland's Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship". 29 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

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