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India's Top-ranked Fencer Bhavani Devi Wins Fencing Match In France
India's only top-ranked fencer, Bhavani Devi, has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the Individual women's sabre event. Meanwhile, the 28-year-old on October 18 tweeted, ''Many thanks to coach Christian Bauer, Arnaud Schneider, and all teammates.'' Reportedly, she also started preparing to take part in the 2022 Asian Games. Earlier, she had created history by becoming India's first fencer to compete in the 2020 Tokyo… read-more
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Bhavani Devi Becomes India's First Fencer To Qualify For Tokyo Games
After the Budapest Sabre World Cup, India's Bhavani Devi is now India's first fencer to qualify for Tokyo Games due to the Adjusted Official Ranking method. After Hungary's defeat in the quarter-finals and Korea's accession to the semis, two openings were available for the Asia and Oceania region considering the world rankings counted up to April 5, 2021. Relatedly, the 27-year-old Tamil Nadu fencer rated 45th clinched one of the spots.
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Courtesy: The Indian Express
