An ace fencer of India and international medallist, Shreya Gupta secured 6th place in sabre category in ongoing Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championship being held at London.Close on heels of missing senior category campaign due to visa related problems, Shreya defeated Erin Corcoran of Wales by 15-14 in a breadth taking match to enter pre medal bout.
In the pre medal match Shreya was defeated by Ellen Robbins Wilkinson of England again in a tight finish match by margin of 15-13.
Another fencer from J&K namely Kritarthi Kotwal secured 17th place.
LG Monaj Sinha Congratulates them and tweets A moment of Pride.Shreya Gupta, Kritarthi Kotwal, Baby Reddy & Abi Devi bring laurels to the nation by winning bronze in Commonwealth Fencing Championship in Sabre Team event at London.
Shreya & Kritarthi are from J&K. They have made us truly proud.
M J Sharma, president, J&K Amateur Fencing in message also congratulated the young fencer’s for their splendid performance and hoped they will keep continuing their winning performance at national and international arena.