Taniksha Khatri

[4] Her father Sonu Khatri is a policeman and former athlete who had to retire from sports due to a back surgery.

[5] Khatri's foray into fencing first happened at a summer camp in 2015 organized by DAV Police Public School.

[6][7] Khatri started her career as a foil fencer, winning a gold medal in the U-14 division.

She won a bronze medal in her first year competing in épée and became a three-time Junior National Champion.

[8] Khatri reached the quarterfinals of the 2022 Asian Games, marking the best performance by an Indian fencer at the event.