# Taniksha Khatri becomes first Indian to win Commonwealth fencing gold 2026-08-12T23:10:32+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Taniksha Khatri, 22, won the gold medal in the Senior Women’s Épée event at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, becoming the first Indian to achieve this feat. She defeated fellow Indian fencer Khushi Dabhade 15-7 in the final. India dominated the podium, with Prachi Lohan sharing bronze with Australia’s Ashley Harrison. Khatri, from Karnal, Haryana, started fencing in 2015 at a school summer camp. She switched from foil to épée on her coach’s advice and trained in France under former world champion Nathalie Moellhausen. The Free Press Journal reports that Dabhade, from a slum in Bhopal, also won team gold and individual silver at the same championships. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - freepressjournal.in Tags: Commonwealth Fencing Championships, fencing, gold medal, India, Khushi Dabhade, Taniksha Khatri Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/taniksha-khatri-becomes-first-indian-to-win-commonwealth-fencing-gold/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/taniksha-khatri-becomes-first-indian-to-win-commonwealth-fencing-gold/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.