Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 26: Budding fencer Lakshya Sharma excelled in the ongoing 29th Junior National Fencing Championship by winning the bronze medal underway at Sonipat in Haryana.
Lakshya bagged the individual bronze medal in the sabre fencing event. He lost to Abhay Shinde of Maharashtra, who won the gold medal. In the same category, Moramba Laishiram of SSCB won the silver medal and the 2nd bronze medal was clinched by Prince of host team (Haryana).
“This is a proud moment for everyone, especially the fencers of Jammu and Kashmir,” Rashid Ahmed Choudhary, Convener, Ad-hoc Committee, J&K Amateur Fencing Association.
“Total 101 fencers participated in the men’s sabre event out of which Lakshya spotted himself into the top four, which is an achievement,” said Choudhary, who himself is an international sabre player and FIE Sabre referee.
While showering praise to the budding fencer, he said, “Lakshya was also in the top eight last year but couldn’t get through to the medal round. His devotion and hard work finally paid off this year.”
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