India Wins Maiden Overall Title at Commonwealth Fencing Championships

Key facts

• India won the overall title at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, with a total of 35 medals (13 gold, 8 silver, 14 bronze).
• India claimed the Wilkinson Sword Trophy, awarded to the nation with the strongest overall results at the championship.
• India won gold in five of the six Senior Team events: Men's Sabre, Women's Sabre, Men's Epee, Women's Epee and Women's Foil, while the Men's Foil team added a silver.
• On Day 1, India collected 17 medals in the U-23 Individual events, including four gold, four silver and nine bronze.
• Tanishka Khatri and Khushi Dabhade finished first and second in the Senior Women's Epee event.
• Kanaglakshmi won Senior Women's Foil, Rajendran Shanthimol Sherjin won Senior Men's Epee, and Singh Karan Singh won Senior Men's Sabre.