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| weight = 58 kg
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'''Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi''', simply known as '''Bhavani Devi''', (born 27 August 1993), is an Indian [[Sabre (fencing)|sabre fencer]]. She became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the [[Olympics]] after qualifying for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tokyo Olympics 2021: Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer to qualify for the Games|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/tokyo-olympics-2021-bhavani-devi-first-indian-fencer-qualify-games-1779315-2021-03-14|access-date=2021-08-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> She is supported by [[GoSports Foundation]] through the [[Rahul Dravid]] Athlete Mentorship Programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/bhavani-devi-becomes-first-indian-fencer-to-qualify-for-olympics/article34067133.ece|title=Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics|newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anirudh Menon|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/fencing/story/_/id/31062439/bhavani-devi-becomes-first-indian-fencer-ever-qualify-olympics|title=Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer ever to qualify for Olympics|work=ESPN |access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref> She became the first Indian fencer to win a medal at the [[Asian Fencing Championships]] by winning the bronze medal the [[2023 Asian Fencing Championships|2023]] edition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer to win medal in Asian Championships, finishes with bronze|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/bhavani-devi-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-fencer-to-win-medal-in-asian-championships/articleshow/101106454.cms?from=mdr|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhavani Devi wins bronze, becomes first Indian to win Asian Fencing C’ship medal|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/bhavani-devi-stuns-world-champion-misaki-emura-secure-india-first-ever-asian-fencing-championship-medal/article66985384.ece|website=Sportstar}}</ref>

==Childhood and early career==
Bhavani was born in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. Her father belonged to a Telugu family from [[Samalkota|Samalkot]] town in [[East Godavari district|East Godavari]] district of [[Andhra Pradesh]] who eventually moved to [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|title=Fencing with destiny: Bhavani Devi|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/190321/fencing-with-destiny-bhavani-devi.html|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> She started her sports career in 2004. She did her schooling at Muruga Dhanushkodi Girls Higher Secondary, [[Chennai]] and then attended the [[St. Joseph's College of Engineering]], [[Chennai]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Bhavani Devi - The first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics? |url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/who-is-bhavani-devi-the-first-indian-fencer-to-qualify-for-olympics |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> and went on to complete Business Administration from [[Government Brennen College]] in [[Thalassery]], [[Kerala]].<ref name=prof>{{Cite web|title=Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi|url=https://fie.org/athletes/20960|url-status=live|website=International Fencing Federation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511212000/https://fie.org/athletes/20960 |archive-date=11 May 2021 }}</ref>

In 2004, she was introduced to fencing at school level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/fencing/tn-fencer-bhavani-battling-against-odds |title=Tamil Nadu fencer Bhavani talks about battling against the odds to succeed in a fledgling sport |publisher=Sportskeeda.com |accessdate=2016-09-08}}</ref> After finishing class 10 she joined the [[Sports Authority of India|SAI (Sports Authority of India)]] Centre in [[Thalassery|Thalassery, Kerala]]. At the age of 14 she appeared at her first international tournament in Turkey, where she got black card for being late by three minutes. In 2010 Asian Championship in the [[Philippines]] she bagged Bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Roshne B |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Will-a-Fencers-Sabre-Strike-Gold/2016/04/13/article3377151.ece |title=Will a Fencer's Sabre Strike Gold? |newspaper=The New Indian Express |accessdate=2016-09-08}}</ref>

==Tournaments and medals==
Starting from the Bronze medal at 2009 Commonwealth Championship held in [[Malaysia]], Bhavani has won Bronze medals in 2010 International Open, [[Thailand]]; 2010 Cadet [[Asian Championship]], Philippines; 2012 Common Wealth Championship, Jersey; 2015 Under-23 Asian Championship, [[Ulaanbaatar]], [[Mongolia]] and 2015 Flemish Open. In 2014 Asian Championship under 23 category in the [[Philippines]] she bagged the Silver medal becoming the first Indian to do so.<ref>{{cite web|last=Venugopal |first=Ashok |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Sword-of-Bhavani-Fetches-Asian-First/2014/10/13/article2475213.ece |title=Sword of Bhavani Fetches Asian First |newspaper=The New Indian Express |accessdate=2016-09-08}}</ref> After her successful 2014 Asian Championship [[Tamil Nadu]] Chief Minister [[Jayalalithaa]] honoured her with INR three lakh as financial aid for training in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jaya-announces-sports-scholarship-reward-for-students/1/567360.html|title=Jaya announces sports scholarship, reward for students}}</ref> In 2015, she became one of the 15 athletes selected '[[GoSports Foundation|Go Sports Foundation]]' for Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennainewz.com/go-sports-foundation-selected-15-athletes-for-rahul-dravid-athlete-mentorship-programme/ |title=Go Sports Foundation Selected 15 athletes for Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme |publisher=Chennai Newz |accessdate=2016-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603013614/http://www.chennainewz.com/go-sports-foundation-selected-15-athletes-for-rahul-dravid-athlete-mentorship-programme/ |archive-date=3 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has received 2 Gold Medals, one each at the 2012 CommonWealth Championship, Jersey and the 2014 Tuscany Cup, Italy. She finished fifth in the [[Viking Cup]] 2016 Icelandic International Sabre Tournaments held at [[Reykjavík|Reykjavik]]. She won a silver medal in the women's sabre individual category in the 2019 Tournoi Satellite Fencing Competition in Ghent, Belgium, after losing to Bashta Anna from Azerbaijan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tournoi-satellite-fencing-indias-ca-bhavani-devi-wins-silver-in-sabre-individual-category-after-going-down-to-azerbaijans-bashta-anna-7425271.html|title=Tournoi Satellite Fencing: India's CA Bhavani Devi wins silver in sabre individual category after going down to Azerbaijan's Bashta Anna|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkatesan|first=S. Prasanna|title=Bhavani Devi clinches silver in Belgium meet|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/bhavani-devi-indian-fencer-wins-silver-medal-in-tournoi-satellite-competition-belgium/article29550760.ece|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref> She made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the senior [[Commonwealth Fencing Championships|Commonwealth Fencing Championship]] in [[Canberra]] in the [[Sabre (fencing)|sabre]] event. She beat Catriona Thomson from Scotland in the semi-finals and then defeated England's Emily Ruaux. She trains in Italy as well as at the [[Sports Authority of India]] in [[Thalassery]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/commonwealth-fencing-championship-bhavani-devi-wins-gold/article25587330.ece|title=Commonwealth fencing championship: Bhavani Devi wins gold|last=Kishore|first=M. Hari|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In 2021, she competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/olympic-sports/bhavani-devi-first-indian-fencer-to-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics |title=Bhavani Devi, The First Indian Fencer to Qualify For The Olympics | The Quint |publisher=thequint.com |accessdate=2021-08-06 }}</ref>

As of April 2021, she ranks 42nd in the world<ref name=:0/> with 37.0 points.

==Awards and rewards==
• [[Arjuna Award]] (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1769041|title = National Sports Awards 2021 announced}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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