Bhavani Devi’s journey ends with quarter final defeat in fencing
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khaskhabar.com : Tuesday, September 26, 2023 12:57 PM
Hangzhou. Indian fencer CA Bhavani Devi’s unbeaten run at the Asian Games ended with her defeat against China in the quarter-finals of the women’s individual saber event on Tuesday.
The Indian fencer lost 7-15 to world number 11 Shao Yaqi, the reigning Asian silver medalist.
Bhavani Devi had entered the quarter-finals on the basis of winning six matches.
Bhavani Devi started her campaign with a 5-2 win against Juliet Ji Min Heng of Singapore. She then won against Alhasna Alhammad of Saudi Arabia with a score of 5-1.
Then, India’s Asian Championships bronze medalist Bhavani Devi won 5-3 against Kazakhstan’s Karina Dospioff.
In her last two pool matches, she easily defeated Zainab Deybekova of Uzbekistan and Roksana Khatun of Bangladesh by the score of 5–1.
The 30-year-old Indian defeated Fokaev Tonkhaev 15-9 in the round of 16 before losing to the local player in the quarter-finals.
(IANS)
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