The fencing players of Chhattisgarh on Sunday won the silver medal in the Foil event of the team championship at the National Games int Gandhinagar (Gujarat). It is the second medal for the state in fencing.
Fencing team Manager Akhilesh Dubey said Durgesh, K. Denny Singh, S. Ning Thouba and Tushar Aher defeated Bihar in the quarter final match 45-34 and overcame Harayan in the semi-finals 45-40.
The team lost 34-45 to the Services to bag the silver.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Amitesh Mishra after winning the silver medal, won his second medal -- gold -- in 1,000 metres race speed skating.
Chhattisgarh Sports Minister Umesh Patel congratulated the players on their success.
Chhattisgarh has a medal tally of three silvers (two fencing and one staking) and one gold (skating).