Asian Games fencing: Bhavani Devi ousted in quarter-finals
Ranked 32nd in the world, Bhavani Devi lost to the world No. 12 Chinese fencer 15-7 at the Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium.
Ranked 32nd in the world, Bhavani Devi lost to the world No. 12 Chinese fencer 15-7 at the Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium.
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.
According to information received, she defeated Veronika Vasileva of Australia 15-10 to win the title in London
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.
She used the 'right of way' rule to her advantage as she used her quick reflexes to parry attacks by Nadia and score points
