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Fencing at Tokyo Olympics: Twitterati celebrates as Bhavani Devi creates history with India’s maiden win

by Sachin Arora
July 26, 2021, 11:57 AM IST
in India at Olympics, Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020
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Bhavani Dev during her remarkale bout against Tunisia's Nadia Ben Azizi

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C. A. Bhavani Devi registered a proud moment for all Indian fans after making her country’s debut in fencing at the Tokyo Olympics. Moreover, she also registered a win on her maiden bout as she beat Tunisian fencer Nadia Ben Azizi 15-3 in the Women’s Sabre Individual Table of 64. 

Devi was all over her opponent in that match with her aggressive style of playing. After gaining a tremendous lead of 8-0 at the end of the first round, she conceded just three points in the following round before clinching a monumental victory. As a result, she booked a bout against a higher-ranked fencer from France, Manon Brunet in the Women’s Sabre Individual Table of 32.

However, the 27-year-old wasn’t able to continue her dream run for too long at Tokyo 2020 as Manon beat her with a scoreline of 15-7. After conceding a tough lead of 2-8 at the end of round one, the 2015 Asian Championships silver medalist gave her everything to gain some crucial points in the subsequent round. In the end, she witnessed an exit from the mega event after achieving several accolades to her name. 

Soon after Devi’s performance gained traction on social media, many fans and supporters of the Indian contingent started applauding her efforts. A huge number of Twitter users celebrated this iconic day for India in the realm of sports.

Let’s look at some of the top tweets

👏🏻 Congrats #BhavaniDevi 🥇🤺 #OlympicGames #Olympics @IamBhavaniDevi pic.twitter.com/8Xzn4DqZ2a

— Dabboo Ratnani (@DabbooRatnani) July 26, 2021

Choosing a sport that is unknown to almost 90% population of India is just admiring in its own way…#BhavaniDevi pic.twitter.com/z3ZclGBm9O

— Ginni Gupta (@itsginny45) July 26, 2021

C A Bhavani Devi, the 1st Indian Fencer to qualify for the Olympics 🤺, defeats Ben Azizi Nadia of Tunisia in her opening match, in the round of 64 of Women’s sabre individual event #Tokyo2020 #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/1HIhAns0Ez

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) July 26, 2021

#BhavaniDevi you are an inspiration 🙏

Well played. pic.twitter.com/7SBXrK8NeY

— Sanghi Riya🌈 (@SanghiiRiya) July 26, 2021

History, domination, class – What dream debuts are made of for Bhavani Devi 🤺😍#Tokyo2020 | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | @IamBhavaniDevi pic.twitter.com/nkz96Spv1m

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 26, 2021

You did what no one did in India before, so chin up champ. ❤️

First fencer to make it to the Olympics ✅
First fencer to register a win in the Olympics ✅

Bhavani Devi loses to World No.3 Manon Brunet in the round of 32 of women’s sabre individual event. #IndiaAtTokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/T0TeGW862A

— India 🇮🇳 at #Tokyo2020 (@IndiansportFeed) July 26, 2021

OMG! What did we just see? Bhawani Devi has created history in Olympic Games. Defeats Tunisia’s Nadia Ben Azizi, much higher ranked player, 15-3 in #fencing. Let’s not forget that india is taking part in this sport for the first time. She just bulldozed her way into next round pic.twitter.com/JTzpNyubLX

— Rifat Jawaid (@RifatJawaid) July 26, 2021

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Sachin Arora

Sachin Arora

Sachin Arora is a die-hard sports fan who commenced content writing while pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.

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