Chavvi Kohli, a 15-year-old fencer from Patiala, has won gold in the Under-17 Epee category at the International Thailand Open held in Bangkok. The youngster had won the gold medal in the Under-15 category in the Jordan International Open last year. Kohli is currently ranked ninth in Under-19 and 18th in Under-17 Asian Rankings.

the Patiala fencer won her second medal at the international level when she won the title in the U-17 Epee category with a win over Thailand fencer in the International Thailand Open held at Bangkok. Earlier, the youngster had won the gold medal in U-15 category in the Jordan International Open last year.

A Class X standard student of Yadavindra Public School, Kohli took up fencing six years ago and became the national U-14 champion in EPEE event in the nationals held at Cuttak in 2013 before claiming the U-14 and U-17 EPEE gold medals in the Cadet Nationals held at Bhilai the following year.

Last year saw Kohli winning the team bronze medal in National Games held in Kerala before she defended her title in U-17 category in the Cadet Nationals. The youngster was also part of the Indian junior fencing team which claimed the team silver medal in the Junior Commonwealth Championship held at Capetown, South Africa last year.