- India’s Bhavani Devi won the gold medal in the Sabre event in the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2018 held in Canberra, Australia.
- Chennai born Bhavani Devi is the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship.
- In the final, she defeated England’s Emily Ruaux 15-12 in the final.
- Earlier, Bhavani Devi won a silver medal in the Tournoi Satellite Fencing Championship in Iceland.
- Last year, she became the first Indian fencer to win gold at at the World Cup satellite tournament at Reykjavik.
