Government approves Rs 8.16 lakh for fencer Devi to compete in WCs

Olympian fencer Bhavani Devi

Olympian fencer Bhavani Devi has received support from the Sports Ministry to participate in four international competitions and training camps abroad in the build-up to the qualifying programme for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

The Ministry has sanctioned Rs 8.16 lakh via the Annual Calendar for Training and Competition (ACTC) to facilitate Bhavani's participation in the competitions. Bhavani is the first Indian fencer to represent the country at the Olympics.

Bhavani will be taking part in a training camp in Tbilisi, Georgia from January 4, before competing in the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Cup in the same city from January 14 to 16.

The fencer, 28, from Tamil Nadu will also be competing in the World Cup in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, scheduled from January 28 to 29. She will then compete in the next two FIE World Cups in Greece and Belgium on March 4 to 5 and March 18 to 19 respectively, the Ministry informed in a release on Friday.

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