Bhavani Devi wins gold at Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2022

Indian fencer Bhavani Devi won gold at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022 in the senior women’s sabre individual category.

India’s Bhavani Devi(right) in action. | Photo Credit: FABRICE COFFRINI

Indian fencer Bhavani Devi won gold at the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022 in the senior women’s sabre individual category.

The 42nd ranked Bhavani defeated the second-seeded Australian Veronika Vasileva 15-10 in the sabre final to secure the gold medal.

Earlier in July, Bhavani lost her round of 32 duel, 12-15, against Germany’s Larissa Eifler at the World Fencing Championships.

Devi’s exit meant she failed to equal her performance at the 2019 World Championships, where she had reached the Round of 16 . She beat Canada’s Gabriella Page 15-14 to advance to the Round of 32.

BHAVANI DEVI IS COMMONWEALTH FENCING CHAMPION 🏆

🇮🇳's @IamBhavaniDevi wins GOLD 🥇 at Commonwealth #Fencing 🤺 Championship 2022 in Senior Women's Sabre Individual category

She won 15-10 against 🇦🇺's Vasileva in the Sabre final

Hearty congratulations, Bhavani 🙂#IndianSportspic.twitter.com/8UOs6OcvLm

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 9, 2022

The Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2022 is Bhavani’s 10th international tournament of this year and has performed commendably so far.

Fencing as a sport is recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation and was a part of the Commonwealth Games programme till 1970. Since 1970, the Commonwealth Fencing Championships are held every four years in the same year as the Commonwealth Games.