Balangir District Fencing Association bagged a total 48 medals to emerge team champions in the 2nd Odisha Inter-District Fenching Championship, which was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack from 14 to 16 October 2023. The 48 medals consisted of 14 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze.

Balangir Fencing Club finished runners-up with 10 medals, which include three gold and seven bronze. Akash Kumar Majhi and Jharana Seth (both Balangir) were awarded as the best male and female fencer respectively in the three-day championship.

Over 150 fencers from 10 districts and clubs participated in the championship. St Xaviers Group MD, G S Patnaik graced the closing ceremony as chief guest and handed over the trophies. Odisha Fencing Association Secretary Debendra Kumar Sahu and Organising Secretary Sumit Ranjan Purohit were present on the occasion.

RESULTS:

Sub-junior Women Sabre: 1. Jharana Seth (Balangir), 2. Siyona Pattnaik (Bhubaneswar), 3. Mukti Biswal (Balangir) and Namrata Patel (Balangir).
Sub-junior Men Sabre: 1. Manas Padhan (Balangir), 2. Sameer Parabhue (Balangir), 3. Saswat Patel (Balangir) and Gunabanta Banchhor (Balangir Fencing Club).

Sub-junior Women Epee: 1. Jhili Seth (Balangir), 2. Jigyansa Mohanty (Bhubaneswar), 3. Dolly Naik (Balangir) and Sanjana Jal (Balangir).
Sub-junior Men Epee: 1. Ritish Kumar Parida (Bhubaneswar), 2. Likhit Kumar Biswal (Balangir), 3. Aditya Sharma (Balangir) and Nishanka Sekhar Patel (Balangir).

Sub-junior Women Foil: 1. Shreya Sruti Patel (Balangir), 2. Chinmayee Patel (Balangir), 3. Sarika Patel (Balangir) and Subhashree Naik (Balangir).
Sub-junior Men Foil: 1. Omkar Patel (Balangir), 2. Padmalochan Naik (Balangir), 3. Swagat Patel (Balangir) and Chandan Kumar Behera (Cuttack).

Junior Women Sabre: 1. Jharana Seth (Balangir), 2. Sanskruti Mohanty (Balangir), 3. Payal Biswal (Balangir) and Jayanti Singh (Cuttack).
Junior Men Sabre: 1. Akash Kumar Majhi (Balangir), 2. Raja Maharana (Balangir), 3. Siddik Khan (Balangir) and Balaram Behera (Bhadrak).

Junior Women Epee: 1. Anusmita Nanda (Balangir), 2. Subhadra Behera (Balangir), 3. Jigyansa Mohanty (Bhubaneswar) and Sabnam Jal (Balangir Fencing Club).
Junior Men Epee: 1. Jyoti Ranjan Thakur (Balangir), 2. Krishna Seth (Balangir), 3. Ayush Banka (Balangir Fencing Club) and Subhakar Dehuri (Bhadrak).

Junior Women Foil: 1. Snata Mohanty (Balangir), 2. Shreya Shruti Patel (Balangir), 3. Sonali Patel (Balangir Fencing Club) and Jyotirmayee Patel (Kendujhar).
Junior Men Foil: 1. Mukesh Karna (Balangir), 2. Pratik Satpathy (Balangir), 3. Sudeep Naik (Balangir) and Biswajit Naik (Balangir Fencing Club).

Senior Women Foil: 1. Anwesha Rout (Balangir Fencing Club), 2. Snata Mohanty (Balangir), 3. Babita Chhand (Balangir Fencing Club) and Subhashree Bahinipati (Cutm).
Senior Men Foil: 1. Mukesh Karna (Balangir), 2. Pratik Satpathy (Balangir), 3. Sahil Kumbhar (Balangir) and Jitendra Behera (Cuttack).

Senior Women Epee: 1. Anwesha Hota (Balangir Fencing Club), 2. Subhadra Behera (Balangir), 3. Ansumitra Prusty (Cutm) and Anushmita Nanda (Balangir Fencing Club).
Senior Men Epee: 1. Krishna Seth (Balangir), 2. Roshan Sahu (Balangir), 3. Aryan Dev Rout (Balangir) and Jyoti Ranjan Thakur (Balangir).

Senior Women Sabre: 1. Soudamini Kandi (Balangir), 2. Anukalpa Joshi (Balangir), 3. Payal Biswal (Balangir) and Soubhagya Nayak (Cutm).
Senior Men Sabre: 1. Akash Kumar Majhi (Balangir), 2. Amit Sahu (Balangir), 3. Siddik Khan (Balangir) and Mohit Bag (Sambalpur).
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PHOTO: Medal winners with guests and organizing officials at the closing ceremony of the 2nd Odisha State Fencing Championship in Cuttack on 16 October 2023.