Ruchi Trikha

Ruchi Trikha (born 1 March 1986)[1] is an Indian epée[2] fencing player. In July 2017, she was noted as the top women fencer in the Punjab region of India.[3] Trikha competed at the Asian Games 2006. She was the first Indian to win two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship in 2006.[4] Trikha won an individual gold medal and team gold medal at the 12th Thailand Open Asian Fencing Championship.[5]

Honours and awards

In 2007, Trikha was recommended by the International Fencing Federation for the Arjuna Award after becoming the first Indian woman to win gold at an international competition.[5] In 2013, she was honored with the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Trikha Ruchi | SportingIndia". www.sportingindia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  2. ↑ "Fencing to the fore". The Tribune. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Punjab announces team for Federation Cup fencing". myKhel. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  4. ↑ "'Education should improve quality of life' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  5. 1 2 "IFF Recommends Ruchi, Karamjit for Arjuna Award". myKhel. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "67 players to be conferred maharaja Ranjit Singh Award for outstanding performance: Sukhbir | City Air News". cityairnews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-10.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.