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Indian fencer Bhavani Devi goes down fighting on Games debut Tokyo : Bhavani Devi”s Olympic debut ended with a second round defeat in the women”s individual sabre event but the Indian trailblazing fencer bowed out of the Tokyo Games with much promise, here on Monday. The 27-year-old Bhavani, the first fencer from the country to qualify for Olympics, began her campaign with a confident 15-3 win against Tunisia”s Nadia Ben Azizi but bumped into world number three and Rio Olympic semifinalist Manon Brunet in the next round, which she lost 7-15. Bhavani”s aggression yielded points against...

LIVE BLOG Economic Times | 26 Jul, 2021 | 12.12PM IST Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live updates: Shuttlers Satwik-Chirag lose in straight sets; India's emerging tennis star Sumit Nagal ousted by World No. 2 India made a good start to Day 4 at Tokyo Olympics with fencer Bhavani Devi moved to 2nd round in women's individual sabre event. But, disappointments followed after that. India's tennis hope Sumit Nagal ousted in 2nd round of men's singles tennis event (2-6, 1-6) by world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev. In Archery, Korea beat the Indian team of Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav 6-0 in straight se...

Fencer Bhavani Devi makes history, wins opening bout at Olympics ​ By IANS | ​ 0 Views Fencer Bhavani Devi makes history, wins opening bout at Olympics.. Image Source: IANS News Tokyo. July 26 : India's CA Bhavani Devi made history by becoming the first fencer from the country to win an Olympic match, defeating Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3 to advance to the Round of 32 in the women's individual sabre event at the Makuhari Messe Hall on Monday. Though the event has featured in the Olympics since the time the modern Olympics started in 1896, no Indian had featured in the fencing events ...

Bhavani Devi (Twitter Photo) TOKYO: India's trailblazing fencer Bhavani Devi was off to a confident start on her Olympic debut as she demolished the challenge of Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3 to advance to the second round of the women's individual sabre event at the Tokyo Games on Monday. Chennai's Bhavani, the first Indian to qualify for the Olympics, was aggressive from the beginning and took advantage of Azizi's open stance that allowed her score points quickly. The 27-year-old Bhavani did not concede a single point in the first three-minute period and raced to a commanding 8-0 lead. Nadia mana...

Tokyo Olympics: India lost 0-2 to Germany in women's hockey Pool A match.© AFP It was a disappointing day for the Indian athletes at the Tokyo Games on Monday with the day culminating in a 0-2 loss for the Indian women's hockey team. This was India's second straight loss in Pool A following a 5-1 hammering at the hands of the Netherlands. The loss leaves India at the bottom of Pool A. Earlier in the day, boxer Ashish Kumar Chaudhary was knocked out in the Round of 32 when he lost his bout against Erbieke Tuoheta of China in the men's Middle (69-75kg) category. Indian star player Manika Batra...