Hyderabad: R. Athira of Kerala won gold in the women's foil event (individual) defeating Jasmine of Punjab 15-11 in the final, in the third Federation Cup fencing championship which got underway at Fateh Maidan Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.

The results: Women: Foil: Individual: 1. R. Athira (Ker) bt Jasmine (Pun) 15-11. Semifinals: Athira bt Inderpreet Kaur (Pun) 15-8; Jasmine bt Y. Hala (AP) 15-3. Epee: Team: 1. Kerala (Stefintha, Dilna, Ambily, T.K. Apurna), 2. Punjab (Gurmeet Kaur, Shammipreet Kaur, Baby Verma, Kamalpreet Kaur), 3. Chandigarh (S. Kinni, Kh. Sonia, Th. Victoria, Olivia Wakambam) & Manipur.

Men: Sabre: Individual: 1. Gisho Nidhi (TN), 2. Surendro (SSCB), 3. K.R. Sanil (Ker) & Vinod (Har).

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