Asian Games 2023: Bhavani Devi Enters Pre-Quarters, Keeps India’s Fencing Medal Hopes Alive | Asian Games News
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File photo of Bhavani DeviStar Indian fencer Bhavani Devi stormed into the women's sabre individual pre-quarterfinals, earning the top rank in her pool at the Asian Games here on Tuesday. In pursuit of a maiden Asian Games medal in fencing, the 30-year-old Tokyo Olympian out-skilled all her five opponents to top the pool. She started off by beating her Singapore rival Juliet Jie Min Heng 5-2, and then out-skilled Saudi Arabia's Alhsna Alhammad 5-1. (Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally)Against Karina Dospay, the Asian Championships bronze medal-winning Indian prevailed 5-3.In her last two pool fixtures, she easily beat Uzbekistan's Zaynab Dayibekova and Roksana Khatun of Bangladesh by identical 5-1 margins to top the pool.The 30-year-old, who became the first Indian fencer to make the To...
