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‘Believe I’m better fencer now than I was at Tokyo 2020’: For Bhavani Devi, France move pays off

Having won a historic bronze medal at the recent Asian Fencing Championships in China’s Wuxi, Indian fencer Bhavani Devi believes that she is a better fencer now than when she was at Tokyo, where she became the first Indian fencer to ever compete at an Olympics. The reason? Her move to France to train under sabre master Christian Bauer. “I believe I’m a better fencer now than I was in Tokyo. My style and way of fencing has changed. I understand fencing as a game, much better now. From Tokyo, the preparation, experiences have helped me to understand better,” Bhavani told The Indian Express on Tuesday. “The position (you stand in on the piste), the way you attack, the strategy, how you plan your tactics (is what has changed). The basics are the same: attack, defense. But how you attack is...