Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Bhopal Fencer Khushi Dabhade Wins Gold At Commonwealth Championships
Khushi Dabhade is a girl from Bhopal in India.
She plays a sport called fencing, where people use long thin swords called épées to score points.
Khushi went to a big competition in Nigeria called the Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
She and her teammates won a gold medal in the team event.
She also won a silver medal in the individual event.
Khushi comes from a simple family - her father works in a hospital and her mother is a nurse.
She practiced at a special sports academy to get this good.
Her big dream is to win a medal for India at the Olympics one day.
Khushi Dabhade from Bhopal won a gold medal in the Women's Épée Team event at the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026.
She also bagged a silver medal in the Women's Épée Individual event at the same tournament.
The championship was held in Nigeria from August 9 to 14.
Khushi trained at the Madhya Pradesh Sports Fencing Academy under head coach Bhupendra Singh.
Her father Babarao Dabhade works as an OT attendant and her mother Vidya Dabhade is a staff nurse; she dreams of representing India at the Olympics.
- Who
- Khushi Dabhade, a fencer from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Won a gold medal in the Women's Épée Team event and a silver medal in the Women's Épée Individual event at the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026
- When
- August 9 to 14, 2026
- Where
- Nigeria
- Why
- She represented the Indian national team at the international tournament, building on her training at the Madhya Pradesh Sports Fencing Academy, with her ultimate dream being to win an Olympic medal for India
- Event
- Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026
- Gold Medal
- Women's Épée Team event
- Silver Medal
- Women's Épée Individual event
- Location
- Nigeria
- Dates
- August 9-14
- Home
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Training Academy
- Madhya Pradesh Sports Fencing Academy
- Coach
- Bhupendra Singh