C. A. Bhavani Devi: Difference between revisions

Starting from the Bronze medal at 2009 CommonWealth Championship held in Malaysia, Bhavani Devi has won Bronze medals in 2010 International Open, Thailand; 2010 Cadet [[Asian Championship]], Philippines; 2012 Common Wealth Championship, Jersey; 2015 Under-23 Asian Championship, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 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 |date=2014-10-13 |accessdate=2016-09-08}}</ref> After her successful 2014 Asian Championship [[Tamil Nadu]] Chief Minister [[Jayalalithaa]] honored her with INR three lakh as financial aid for training in the US.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jaya-announces-sports-scholarship-reward-for-students/1/567360.html</ref> In 2015, she became one of the 15 athletes selected '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 |date= |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> Bhavani Devi 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 Reykjavik and is a prospective candidate for fencing from India at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newstodaynet.com/sports/rio-hopes-gone-bhavani-dreams-tokyo |title=Rio hopes gone but Bhavani dreams of Tokyo &#124; News Today |publisher=Newstodaynet.com |date=2016-07-11 |accessdate=2016-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819030823/http://newstodaynet.com/sports/rio-hopes-gone-bhavani-dreams-tokyo |archive-date=19 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newstodaynet.com/sports/chennai-fencer-bhavani-aims-2020-olympics |title=Chennai fencer Bhavani aims for 2020 Olympics &#124; News Today |publisher=Newstodaynet.com |date=2016-05-23 |accessdate=2016-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818130247/http://newstodaynet.com/sports/chennai-fencer-bhavani-aims-2020-olympics |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 Championship in Canberra in the 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 Kannur.<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|date=2018-11-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>