Sabre Fencer Bhavani Devi became the first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo
Bhavani Devi was looking forward to giving off her best performance in Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo. “It will be the first time when most of our country will watch Fencing and will watch me play, so will give my best performance in front of them,” she said.
Bhavani Devi, India Fencer qualified for Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo
May 13, Delhi: By winning a quota through the Adjusted Official Ranking (AOR) method after the Budapest World Cup in March, the 27-year-old from Chennai marked a major milestone in a long journey.
Bhavani Devi had started her career by training with bamboo sticks. The sense of excitement on becoming the first fencer to represent India at the Olympics isn’t lost on Bhavani.
Given the prevailing Covid-19 situation and with tournaments likely to get cancelled, Bhavani Devi is expecting to continue training in Italy before departing for the Olympic Games from there. Inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme in April, she is now attending a three-week camp in May where she is be training with the Italian National team.