Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Bhavani Devi Leads India’s 20-Member Fencing Squad at Asian Games
India has chosen 20 fencers for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan.
C.A. Bhavani Devi, an Olympic fencer, is the most prominent member of the team.
She recently returned to competition after taking a two-month break.
The squad has athletes competing in foil, epee and sabre.
Several team members won medals at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
Tejas Manoj Patil made history by winning the first senior foil medal for an Indian fencer at that event.
The team will train together in Patiala before travelling to Aichi-Nagoya.
Officials hope the preparation will help the fencers perform strongly at the Games.
Olympian C.A. Bhavani Devi will lead India’s 20-member fencing contingent at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The Fencing Association of India selected the squad using national rankings and performances at major international championships.
The team includes four fencers each in men’s foil, women’s foil, women’s epee, men’s sabre and women’s sabre.
Taniksha Khatri, Prachi Lohan, Karan Singh Gurjar and Tejas Manoj Patil enter the Games after notable Commonwealth Championship performances.
The fencers will attend a preparatory camp in Patiala from September 1 to 15 before travelling to Aichi-Nagoya on September 16.
- Who
- India’s 20-member fencing squad, led by Olympian C.A. Bhavani Devi, was selected by the Fencing Association of India.
- What
- The squad was announced for the upcoming Asian Games, covering men’s and women’s foil, women’s epee, and men’s and women’s sabre.
- When
- The preparatory camp runs from September 1 through September 15, with departure scheduled for September 16.
- Where
- The camp will be held at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports in Patiala, followed by travel to Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- The team was selected based on national rankings and performances at the Asian Senior, World and Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
- Contingent size
- 20 fencers
- Team leader
- Olympian C.A. Bhavani Devi
- Disciplines
- Foil, epee and sabre
- Preparatory camp
- September 1-15 at NIS Patiala
- Travel date
- September 16
- Notable Commonwealth results
- Taniksha Khatri won gold, Prachi Lohan won bronze, Karan Singh Gurjar won gold, and Tejas Manoj Patil won bronze.
- Historic achievement
- Tejas Manoj Patil became the first Indian fencer to win a senior foil medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
