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On the verge of a historic medal
Updated On: 27 September, 2023 07:38 AM IST | Hangzhou | Ashwin Ferro
India’s star fencer Bhavani Devi points to bad refereeing at Hangzhou and how that denied her a quarter-final victory, forcing her exit when she was...
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India fencer Bhavani Devi in China yesterday. Pic.IOA
India’s star fencer Bhavani Devi is known to have a calm head on her shoulders along with swift hands and feet that have helped her excel in her sport. However, on Tuesday, she momentarily lost all calmness as she harshly pulled off her equipment and put it away, evidently upset after losing her quarter-final 7-15 to China’s Shao Yaqi.
A win would have ensured a historic first-ever Asian Games medal for India in fencing. However, it’s not the historic miss that hurts India’s World No. 32 fencer. It’s some of the decisions of the referee that she felt went against her which were much more painful.
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