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India claim five medals on Day 3 of Commonwealth Fencing C’ship, overall tally reaches 29
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Lagos (Nigeria) August 12 (IANS): The Indian fencing squad delivered another masterclass on the third day of the Commonwealth Fencing Championship, sweeping three gold, one silver a bronze medals across senior individual events.
Dominating the field in senior women’s foil, senior men’s epée, and senior men’s sabre, team India’s stellar Day 3 performance brings the nation's overall combined medal count to an extraordinary 29 medals, comprising eight gold, seven silver, and 14 bronze.
India established immediate dominance in the senior women's foil category, securing a brilliant gold-silver victory.
The success continued in the senior men’s epee discipline, where Rajendran Shanthimol Sherjin put on a commanding display to secure India's second gold medal of the day.
In the senior men’s sabre event, Singh Karan Singh clinched India's third gold medal of the day with an outstanding final fight against Australia's Shim Yoongi, who took silver.