World No 49 Bhavani Devi, surprised Misaki Emura 15-10 in the quarter-finals of the women’s sabre event. The win confirmed the Indian fencer a historic medal. It was also Bhavani Devi’s first win over the Japanese fencer in four meetings.
The fencers -- Vishal Thapar, Javed Ahmed Choudhary, Mayank Sharma and Shreya Gupta -- shall represent the country in the upcoming Senior Fencing Sabre World Cup to be held later this week.