Sports / Bhavani Devi gifts fencing sword to PM Modi, reveals he called her Jhansi ki Rani

New Delhi: Although fencing has been a part of the heroic stories of the heroes and heroes of India, but it was recognized as a sport by CA Bhavani Devi. The same Bhavani Devi who started a new chapter in Indian Olympic history. Became the first swordsman in the country to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in fencing. Even though she lost in the second round, she won the hearts of the nation.

Seeing Modi remembered his father

Bhavani Devi, a resident of Chennai, is 27 years old. PM Modi had specially invited the Indian contingent of Tokyo Olympics on 16 August. During this, Bhavani met PM Modi. While tweeting two pictures, he expressed his mind on social media. Bhavani remembered her father, ‘What more would you like? I recently lost my father. Now the words and blessings of Hon’ble Prime Minister reminded me of him.

PM said queen of Jhansi

‘Flag of India Qualifying in a new sport like fencing for the first time is not easy, you have introduced a new sport to the country and made us all proud. Your achievements have inspired the youth and children of the entire country to join sports and you are Jhansi ki rani jaisi ho beta’. Tweeted the conversation with PM Modi in this style from Bhavani.

How is fencing played?

The sport of fencing is called fencing in English. In this game, two contestants try to strike each other’s body with swords in their hands. There are certain parts of the body that can be attacked. There are different rules for its three formats. The Olympics include individual foal, individual ape, individual saber and team events in both the three formats in both men’s and women’s categories.

Olympic part since 1896

European countries have dominated Olympic fencing. Fencing was included in the Olympics in the 1896 Athens Olympics and has been a part of these sports since then. Women’s fencing was included in the Paris Olympics in 1924. Women previously competed in the foal, but from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics they began to compete in the apé and from Athens 2004 in the saber.

Bhavani Devi gets Olympic ticket, becomes first Indian swordsman to qualify

Mother had to sell jewelry

Bhavani’s entry into the game is part of an interesting anecdote. 11-year-old Bhavani wanted to avoid studies. Everyone in his class had to choose the sport of their choice, but when his number came, no one had written his name in this game. Since its inception in 2004, the love for this game has gradually increased. Hailing from a middle-class family, eight-time national champion Bhavani had once decided to give up the sport considering the cost of the sport, as the special type of suit worn for it was too expensive and her mother had to face it. He even had to sell his jewelry for him.