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Detailed explanation-1: -CA Bhavani Devi from Chennai became the first Indian athlete to represent India in the sport of fencing at the Olympics. She even went on to win her debut encounter against Tunisian fencer Nadia Ben Azizi, thus becoming the first Indian fencer to win a match at the quadrennial event.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bhavani Devi beat Jagmeet Kaur in the sabre final. Elavenil Valarivan won the women’s rifle gold medal. Nine meet records were broken in athletics events. Olympian fencer Bhavani Devi won her third straight gold medal in the women’s sabre event at the National Games 2022 in Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar on Friday.

Detailed explanation-3: -More about Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi is the first fencer from India to qualify for the Olympics. She was born in Chennai on 27 august 1993. She dedicated her career to fencing in 2004.

Detailed explanation-4: -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, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and 2015 Flemish Open.

Detailed explanation-5: -By Press Trust of India: Fencer Bhavani Devi, who made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to compete in the sport at the Games, has won the Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women’s sabre event.