CHANDIGARH: Kashvi Garg made Chandigarh proud by securing a place in the Indian senior fencing team that is going to compete in the Fencing Grand Prix 2022, senior men and women Epee event, to be held from January 28 to 30 at Doha, Qatar.
The selection trials for the event were conducted last week at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar.
The Fencing association of India (FAI) had invited the best 32 Epee fencers (Men and Women) for the selection trials on the basis of their past performance and ranking in the national and international championships and finally shortlisted top 8 men and 8 women fencers for the national team.
At 16 years, Kashvi is the youngest player not only in the Indian squad, but also in the entire tournament that will have around 150 top-ranking fencing players from all over the world. A student of class 11, Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, Kashvi is pursuing medical stream.
"This is a very prestigious tournament and based on the performance in this tournament, the players get the points that are taken into consideration while deciding their world ranking," quips Kashvi who is elated at her selection.
When asked if she is excited about the tournament, the youngster says, "Of course, this is my first big tournament where I will get to compete with the best players of the world and it will be a huge learning experience for me."
Kashvi honed her fencing skills under the able guidance of senior fencing coach Charanjit Kaur and Mukesh Kumar.
She is a two-time national gold medalist and has also represented the country previously in '41st International Children Fencing Tournament' that was held at Wroclaw, Poland in 2018.
The teenager was also awarded with 'commendation certificate by Chandigarh administration' on Republic day last year for her achievements in the field of sports. Kashvi is also the child rights' ambassador for the Chandigarh Commission of protection for child rights (CCPCR).
Among the other players selected from the region are Haryana's Shubham and Taniksha Khatri, Punjab's Lagan Jindal.
