Host Odisha scaled new heights in fencing, bagging six medals in the 12th Mini (U-12) and 6th Child (U-10) National Championships, which was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack from 14 to 17 June 2024. The six medals consisted of one silver and five bronze.
Balangir boy Om Shankar Patel secured the lone silver medal in the under-10 foil event, while his district-mates, Nikhil Kumar Sahu, Arijit Patel and Priya Lochan Nayak won one bronze medal each, also in the under-10 boys category. Other two bronze medals for Odisha were claimed by Bhubaneswar sisters Smruti Prava Arun and Sruti Prabha Arun in under-12 girls group.