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Bhavani Devi credits parents for success ANI 13 May 2021, 03:27 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Sabre fencer Bhavani Devi, who created history by becoming the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympic Games, on Wednesday said that she is looking forward to giving her best performance in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. "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 at a media interaction facilitated by the Sports Authority of India. By winning a quota through the Adjusted Offi...

Indian fencers fail to qualify for Olympics ​ By IANS | ​ 3 Views   The exhibition of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics torches across the greater Tokyo area has been postponed due to the worsening situation of the Covid-19 pandemic.. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 28 : National fencing squad's hopes of earning an Olympic Games quota place ended at the quarterfinal stage of the Asian Olympic qualifier tournament held in Tashkent. "Since it was one last chance to make the cut for the Olympics, the players wilted under pressure. Instead of staying calm and playing their natura...

Fencers leave for Tashkent to participate in Olympic qualifiers ​ By IANS | ​ 5 Views Fencers leave for Tashkent to participate in Olympic qualifiers. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 24 : An eight-member national fencing team, which includes five players, left for Tashkent on Friday to compete in the Asian Olympic qualifiers. The two-day tournament, which starts on Sunday, offers only six quota places, including three in the women's category, for the Tokyo Olympics. Bhavani Devi is the only Indian to have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. She did it in the sabre event. "It will...

100 days to go, Indian athletes say they are ready for Olympics   Wed, Apr 14 2021 07:18:03 PM New Delhi, Apr 14 (IANS): On a day when the Sports Ministry, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) marked 100 days to the Tokyo Olympics with special functions and online webinars, attended by the sports minister Kiren Rijiju, top athletes among others, the message was clear that India wanted to put its best foot forward at the quadrennial games. Bhavani Devi, who recently became the first-ever Indian fencer to clinch an Olympic quota place, said, "It (100 da...

Two Indian fencers have tested positive for Covid-19 while participating in the World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Cairo, confirmed a senior official of the Fencing Association of India (FAI)."The players will undergo 15 days ...