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 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]
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]
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 |
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 |
Year | Fencer | Type | Medal |
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2023 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | Sabre |
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 |
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 |
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 |
# | Fencer | World Rank | Points |
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1 | C. A. Bhavani Devi | 44 | 38.000 |
2 | Sowmiya Sundara | 161 | 6.000 |
# | 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 |
# | Fencer | World Rank | Points |
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1 | Karan Singh Gurjar | 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 |
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