Fencing: ‘A moment to remember forever’ – Bhavani Devi reflects on historic Olympic qualification
The sabre fencer secured a spot through the World Cup in Hungary, becoming the first Indian ever to qualify for Olympics in the sport. Bhavani Devi (L) with coach Nicola Zanotti | GoSports Foundation
CA Bhavani Devi on Sunday created history when she became the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The sabre fencer secured a spot through the World Cup in Hungary after the hosts lost in the quarterfinals of the team event, allowing South Korea to progress to the semi-final. As a result, Bhavani Devi qualified through the Adjusted Official Ranking method.
The 27-year-old from Chennai is the first Indian fencer ever to make the cut for the Olympics. She qualified for the Games at the Budapest World Cup, an Olympic qualifying competition, on Sunday.
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India s sports budget for 2021-22 reduced by Rs.230.78 crore
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New Delhi, Feb 1 : The Central government in the Union budget for 2021-22 on Monday allocated Rs.2,596.14 crore to sports, less by Rs.230.78 crore or, 8.16 per cent allocated in the previous financial year during which hardly any sports activity was held due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Out of the total allocated amount, Rs.2,549.41 crore has been earmarked as revenue budget that sports departments use for basic expenses, such as salaries of employees, while Rs.46.73 crore has been set aside for capital expenses that includes construction of facilities/new stadia etc.