Bhavani Devi can be the first Indian fencer to characterize India on the Olympics. File
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Olympian C.A. Bhavani Devi on June 19 created historical past by progressing to the semifinal of the Women’s sabre occasion on the Asian Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China, assuring India its maiden medal on the occasion.
Bhavani shocked reigning World Champion Misaki Emura of Japan 15-10 in the quarterfinals to script historical past. Misaki had gained the ladies’s sabre gold medal on the 2022 World Fencing Championships held in Cairo.
In the semifinal, Bhavani will probably be up in opposition to Uzbekistan’s Zaynab Dayibekova and can look to higher the color of her medal.
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The 29-year-old Bhavani had acquired a bye in the spherical of 64 earlier than beating Dospay Karina of Kazakhstan in the subsequent spherical. Bhavani then upset third seed Ozaki Seri 15-11 in the pre-quarterfinals. Fencing Association of India Secretary-General Rajeev Mehta congratulated Bhavani on her historic achievement.
“It is a very proud day for Indian fencing. Bhavani has achieved what no one could achieve before. She is the first Indian fencer to win a medal at the prestigious Asian Championships. On behalf of the entire fencing fraternity, I congratulate her and hope she brings back gold,” Mr. Mehta advised PTI.
Bhavani Devi, who turned the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics, exited in the spherical of 32 on the Tokyo Games.
