The Senior Asian Fencing Championships 2026 kicked off in spectacular fashion on Friday at the iconic Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The prestigious tournament opened with high-octane preliminary pools and initial direct elimination rounds in two major individual categories: Senior Men’s Sabre and Senior Women’s Foil. Competing in front of an electric home crowd, India’s finest fencers set an incredibly high benchmark of athleticism as the journey toward the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle officially heats up. While regional powerhouses from South Korea, Japan, and China dominated the final podium standings, Indian fencers showed incredible grit to secure crucial milestones on the continental stage. In the Senior Men’s Sabre event, South Korea’s global icon Oh Sanguk lived up to his superstar billing, navigating a highly competitive field to capture the Gold medal over China’s Luo Shaotong, while top-seeded Do Gyeongdong of South Korea and Tsumori Shido of Japan secured the joint-Bronze honors to complete the top three spots. The host nation enjoyed a highly encouraging outing in this category, successfully …