Indian fencers did well and clinched 16 medals at the Commonwealth Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships 2018 at Newcastle England which concluded on 30th July. Indian team bagged 16 medals; 4 gold 4 silver and 8 bronze.
India finished 2nd in the medal tally after England.
Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre; winning points are made through the contact with an opponent.
Fencing was one of the first sports to be played in the Olympics. Based on the traditional skills of swordsmanship, the modern sport arose at the end of the 19th century. There are three forms of modern fencing, each of which uses a different kind of weapon and has different rules; thus the sport itself is divided into three competitive scenes: foil, épée, and sabre.
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Fencing Sport
Individual Medals
Cadet Men’s Epee
Rajendran Shanthimol Sherjin – Gold
Cadet Men’s Sabre
Abhay Shinde – Bronze
Junior Women’s Epee
Yashkeerat Hayer – Bronze
Junior Women’s Sabre
Husanpreet Kaur – Silver
Junior Men’s Epee
Bhupen Singh Lisham – Bronze
Junior Men’s Sabre
Karan Singh – Bronze
Team Medals
Cadet Team Women’s Epee
Indian Team – Bronze
Cadet Team Women’s Sabre
Indian Team – Bronze
Cadet Team Men’s Foil
Indian Team – Silver
Cadet Team Men’s Epee
Indian Team – Gold
Cadet Team Men’s Sabre
Indian Team – Bronze
Junior Men’s Foil Team
Indian Team – Bronze
Junior Women’s Sabre Team
Indian Team – Gold
Junior Men’s Epee Team
Indian Team – Gold
Junior Men’s Sabre Team
Indian Team – Silver
