Soyab and Anita Win Gold Medals at the 7th National Fencing Championship

Soyab Shrestha from Bagmati Province clinched the gold medal in the senior men’s épée category at the 7th National Fencing Championship. Anita Adhikari of the APF Club secured the gold medal in the senior women’s foil category. The competition was held in Satdobato, Lalitpur, featuring 96 players from six teams.

Soyab secured the gold medal by defeating APF’s Jung Giri in the senior men’s épée final. Prashant Gurung from Gandaki Province and APF’s Sukiram Tamang both earned bronze medals, finishing in third place. In the senior women’s foil final, Anita defeated Manisha Shrestha of the Tribhuvan Army Club. Sophia Chand from Bagmati and Urmila Majhi from APF claimed third place.

The tournament, organized by the Nepal Fencing Association, commenced on Saturday with the opening ceremony officiated by Chief Advisor to the Minister of Education and Sports, Siddhi Byanjankar. The inauguration was attended by notable figures including Pushpadas Shrestha, President of the Nepal Shooting Association; Ramesh Shivakoti, Secretary of the Nepal Olympic Committee; Prakash Shamsher Rana, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Nepal Taekwondo Association; and Umeshlal Shrestha, former President of the Nepal Hockey Association.

Sujanlal Shrestha, General Secretary of the Nepal Fencing Association, expressed that the sport has not achieved the expected progress due to biased policies of the previous government. He emphasized the need for equal attention to all sports, noting that preferential treatment has caused fencing to lag behind. The competition, which runs until Sunday, features four events.