India at Tokyo Olympics – Bhavani Devi Dream-RUN ENDS: India’s lone representative at fencing, Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi, simply known as Bhavani Devi’s dream run at Olympics has ended. The lone Indian girl ever to play Olympic’s Fencing competition lost to Manon Brunet of France @ in Round of 32. World No. 4 Brunet defeated Bhavani by a margin of 15-6.
India at Tokyo Olympics: Bhavani Devi’s dream run at Olympic ends, Indian Fencer loses in Round of 32
India at Tokyo Olympics – Bhavani Devi Dream-RUN ENDS: Bhavani got to a winning start in the women’s individual sabre here at Makuhari Messe B Hall Yellow Piste.
Bhavani overpowered Tunisia’s Ben Azizi Nadia by 15-3 in just 6 minutes and 14 seconds. Bhavani’s official FIE rank is 42 meanwhile youngster Nadia was ranked 384. Bhavani dominated the matchup from the word go as fencer reached 8 points without a reply from Tunisian youngster in the first half.
ABSOLUTE DOMINATION from Bhavani Devi of #IND in the #fencing round of 64! 🤺
She defeats Ben Azizi Nadia of #TUN 15-3 🔥#Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | @IamBhavaniDevi
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 26, 2021
India at Tokyo Olympics – Bhavani Devi Dream-RUN ENDS: Nadia couldn’t hold much in the second half too, as she tried to delay the inevitable as 29th seed soon won India’s first ever fencing match in the history of Olympics. Bhavani Devi was pumped from the first ‘En Garde’ and led all the way through.
India at Tokyo Olympics: Bhavani Devi’s dream run at Olympic ends, Indian Fencer loses in Round of 32