Bhopal, March 1 -- Promising player Shankar Pandey of Madhya Pradesh State Fencing Academy will represent the Indian team at the World Cup. The world cup will be played in Kazan City, Russia from March19 to 21.
Shankar Pandey has been selected for the World Cup on the basis of ranking by the Fencing Association of India for his outstanding performance in national fencing competitions. Shankar Pandey will perform fencing in Fencing's EP event.
He has won the gold medal for the countryShankar Pandey of a very simple family set a goal of pursuing a career in fencing by entering the Fencing Academy in the year 2014. His father Lakshman Pandey works as a 'cook'. His dream is to represent the country in the Asian and Olympics and to win the med...