Fencing

Russia's Olympic fencing hopefuls left in limbo despite lifting of ban

Fencing became the first Olympic sport to re-open its events to athletes from Russia and ally Belarus last month.

Denmark cancels international fencing event in protest after Russians, Belarusians are allowed to compete

The move to cancel the second-tier under-23s competition planned for October was taken reluctantly, the head of the Danish fencing federation said.

Fencers write to IOC chief Thomas Bach to uphold ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes

Thomas Bach, who won Olympic fencing team gold in 1976, has been keen to find a "pathway" for athletes from Russia and Belarus to at the very least try and qualify for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

National Fencing Championship: Olympian Bhavani Devi clinches 11th title as Tamil Nadu bag team gold

In the women's sabre individual category, Bhavani Devi, the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics, clinched her 11th national title after she outplayed V Sunny Alka of Kerala 15-9 in a pulsating summit clash.

Ukraine 'shocked' as Russian, Belarusian fencers cleared for Olympic qualifiers

Fencing became the first Olympic sport to reopen events to fencers from the two nations, one year after their exclusion due to the war in Ukraine.

Fencer Bhavani Devi looking to test new techniques, strategies during National Games

Bhavani, who was the lone Indian fencer at the Tokyo Olympics last year, will be one of the attractions at the upcoming multi-sport event.

Fencer Bhavani Devi finishes 23rd in Istanbul World Cup, best show this year

India's first Olympian fencer C Bhavani Devi finished 23rd out of 166 participants in the women's individual sabre event of the FIE World Cup in Istanbul.

Fencer Bhavani Devi receives Arjuna Award from Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

Bhavani could not attend the sports awards ceremony on Saturday as she was participating in a competition in France.

Fencer Bhavani Devi wins individual women's sabre event in Charleville National Competition

She is currently ranked 50th in the world and is the top-ranked fencer from India.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'Need to improve technically', Bhavani Devi on disappointment and learnings from Games

Bhavani Devi speaks about life in Tokyo Olympics' COVID-19 bio-bubble, mental pressures of being an athlete and the disappointment of missing out on a medal.