Birth name Bhavani Devi Country India Coached by Sagar S Lagu, India. | Nationality Indian Sport Fencing | |
Full name Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi. Born 27 August 1993 (age 23) ( 1993-08-27 ) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi, who is widely known as Bhavani Devi (born August 27, 1993), is an Indian sabre fencer.
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Childhood and early career
C A Bhavani Devi Started her sports career in 2003. She did her schooling at Muruga Dhanushkodi girls higher secondary, Chennai. In 2004, she was introduced to fencing at school level. After finishing class 10 she joined the Indian fencing coach Sagar Lagu's training academy, the SAI Centre in 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.
Tournaments and medals
Starting from the Bronze medal at 2009 CommonWealth Championship held in Malaysia, Bhavani Devi has won Bronze medals in 2010 International Open, Thailand; 2010 International Championship,Philippines; 2012 Common Wealth Championship, Jersey; 2015 Asian Championship, Mangolia 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. After her successful 2014 Asian Championship Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa honored her with Rs three lakh as financial aid for training in the US. In 2015, she became one of the 15 athletes selected 'Go Sports Foundation' for Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. 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 Olympics.