Actor and director Sasikumar on Wednesday congratulated fencing champion C.A. Bhavani Devi for having won a gold at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London.She won the medal defeating her Australian opponent in the senior women s sabre .
After becoming the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, Bhavani Devi has had a steady rise in her performance in 2022.She won the gold medal in the ongoing Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022 in London on Wednesday. .
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Highlights
Manika Batra was eliminated from women s singles on Day 4 of Olympics
India s first-ever fencer at Olympics, CA Bhavani Devi, also faced defeat
Veteran paddler A Sharath Kamal turned back the clock to make the next round and fencer C A Bhavani Devi showed some spark in her debut but India s Olympic campaign on day 3 of the competitions was littered with disappointments in archery, shooting, boxing and tennis. The 39-year-old Sharath defeated world bronze-medallist Tiago Polonia of Portugal, prevailing 2-11 11-8 11-5 9-11 11-6 11-9 in 49 minutes to set up a clash with Olympic and world champion Ma Long from China who is arguably the greatest table tennis player of all time.
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