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India Wins Maiden Overall Title at Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026 (UPSC/RAS/PSI)

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  • Venue: Lagos, Nigeria
  • Dates: Four-day event (concluded 13 August 2026)           
  • India created history by winning the overall championship title for the first time and lifting the Wilkinson Sword Trophy. The Indian contingent finished with a record 35 medals — 13 Gold, 8 Silver and 14 Bronze across U23 and Senior categories.

Senior Team Results

Gold:

  • Men’s Sabre
  • Women’s Sabre
  • Men’s Épée
  • Women’s Épée
  • Women’s Foil

Silver:

  • Men’s Foil

Complete List of Indian Medal Winners

Gold (13)

  1. Nikhil Wagh (U23 Men’s Sabre)
  2. Joys Ashita (U23 Women’s Foil)
  3. Prachi Lohan (U23 Women’s Épée)
  4. Jeferlin (U23 Women’s Sabre)
  5. Tanishka Khatri (Senior Women’s Épée)
  6. Kanaglakshmi (Senior Women’s Foil)
  7. Rajendran Shanthimol Sherjin (Senior Men’s Épée)
  8. Karan Singh (Senior Men’s Sabre)
  9. India (Senior Men’s Sabre Team)
  10. India (Senior Women’s Sabre Team)
  11. India (Senior Men’s Épée Team)
  12. India (Senior Women’s Épée Team)
  13. India (Senior Women’s Foil Team)

Silver (8)

  1. Lakshay Badser (U23 Men’s Sabre)
  2. Tejas Patil (U23 Men’s Foil)
  3. Lokesh Vemani (U23 Men’s Épée)
  4. Kanaglakshmi (U23 Women’s Foil)
  5. Khushi Dabhade (Senior Women’s Épée)
  6. Aakhari (Senior Women’s Sabre)
  7. Joys Ashitha (Senior Women’s Foil)
  8. India (Senior Men’s Foil Team)

Bronze (14)

  1. Aakhari (U23 Women’s Sabre)
  2. Ashwini Arya (U23 Men’s Sabre)
  3. Laishram Moramba (U23 Men’s Sabre)
  4. Hemash Sanasam (U23 Men’s Foil)
  5. Shaurya Ashwini (U23 Men’s Épée)
  6. Godwin Anbkess (U23 Men’s Épée)
  7. Nivedhya Nair (U23 Women’s Épée)
  8. Anupriya (U23 Women’s Épée)
  9. Shreya Gupta (U23 Women’s Sabre)
  10. Prachi Lohan (Senior Women’s Épée)
  11. Jefarlin (Senior Women’s Sabre)
  12. Shruti Joshi (Senior Women’s Sabre)
  13. Tejas Patil (Senior Men’s Foil)
  14. Kumaresan Padma Gisho Nidhi (Senior Men’s Sabre)

Rajasthan Connection:

  • Karan Singh (full name: Karan Singh Gurjar) who won the Senior Men’s Sabre gold at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026 belongs to Alwar, Rajasthan.