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India won its maiden overall title at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria.
The final tally was 35 medals - 13 gold, 8 silver and 14 bronze - across the Under-23 and Senior divisions.
The performance earned India the Wilkinson Sword Trophy, awarded by the Commonwealth Fencing Federation since 1982 for the best overall showing.
Taniksha Khatri became the first Indian to win the senior women's epee individual title, beating Khushi Dabhade 15-7 in an all-Indian final.
India took gold in five of the six senior team events, with a silver in men's foil.
India opens with 17 medals in the Under-23 individual events; U-23 gold for Nikhil Wagh, Joys Ashita, Prachi Lohan and Jeferlin
Taniksha Khatri wins senior women's epee gold, beating Khushi Dabhade 15-7 in an all-Indian final
Five more senior individual medals including three golds - Kanaglakshmi (women's foil), Rajendran Shanthimol Sherjin (men's epee) and Karan Singh (men's sabre)
India wins five of six senior team golds, sealing the overall title and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy
Competitive fencing uses three weapons, each with its own target area and rules. In foil, only the torso is a valid target and hits must be made with the point; in epee, the entire body is valid and there is no right-of-way rule, so both fencers can score simultaneously; in sabre, the target is everything above the waist except the hands, and hits can be made with the edge as well as the point. Foil and sabre use the 'right of way' convention, under which the fencer who initiated the attack is awarded the point when both land together.
Simple Analogy: Epee is a duel to first blood anywhere; foil and sabre are duels with a referee's rulebook about who struck first.
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The heaviest fencing weapon, in which the whole body is a valid target and simultaneous hits both score
A light thrusting weapon in which only the torso is a valid target, governed by right-of-way
A cutting and thrusting weapon in which the target is everything above the waist except the hands
Awarded by the Commonwealth Fencing Federation since 1982 to the nation with the best overall performance at the championships