tional layer supporting an event that brought together delegations from 20 nations, including major fencing countries such as India, England, Wales, Australia and South Africa, alongside African and other Commonwealth nations. A landmark event for African fencing The significance of the championship extended well beyond the pistes. Nigeria's hosting of the event marked a major moment for the development of fencing on the continent. The Commonwealth Fencing Federation described the Lagos championship as a historic milestone, while the Nigerian Fencing Federation highlighted the opportunity to expose Nigerian athletes to some of the strongest fencers across the Commonwealth. The competition also featured several important developments. U23 events were introduced, while wheelchair fencing became an official medal event after previously being presented as a demonstration at the 2022 championships. By the conclusion of the competition, Nigeria had secured its first Commonwealth Fencing Championships gold medal and finished fourth overall with 24 medals. India topped the medal standings with 63 medals, while England and Wales finished second and third respectively. Another milestone for TMVIC For TMVIC, the Lagos championship represents more than another event deployment. It follows the company's earlier work at the Atlantic Rugby 7s, also in Lagos, where SportTicketRoof and AcriVera were deployed in a live sporting environment. Within a few months, TMVIC's platforms had therefore been used across two very different international sporting events — rugby and fencing — demonstrating the company's growing ability to operate its technology across different sports, audiences and event structures. The Commonwealth Fencing Championships also provided an opportunity to operate in an environment involving international delegations and multiple categories of participants, reinforcing the practical experience TMVIC is building through live deployments. Building Africa's digital sports infrastructure Africa's sports industry is entering a period in which major competitions increasingly require digital systems capable of supporting the complexity that comes with international participation. For technology companies operating in this space, the challenge is not simply to build software. It is to make that software work when athletes arrive, delegations move through venues, credentials need to be verified and thousands of individual event interactions take place around a live competition. That is where real-world deployments matter. The Commonwealth Fencing Championships added another significant chapter to TMVIC's growing portfolio of sporting-event technology deployments and strengthened the company's experience in delivering digital ticketing and accreditation infrastructure within an international African sporting environment. From Lagos, the journey continues. Another international event. Another live deployment. Another step in building the digital infrastructure for the future of African sport.