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{{short description|Indian fencer}}
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| name = C A Bhavani Devi
| image = Bhavani devi indian fencer.jpg
| birth_name = Bhavani Devi
| fullname = Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi.
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| birth_place = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], India
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[Fencing (sport)|fencing]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|2nd Commonwealth Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 2nd Commonwealth Championship|2009 Malaysia]]|Sabre Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Fencing Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Asian Fencing Championships|2010 Philippines]]|Sabre Team}}
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'''Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi''', who is widely known as Bhavani Devi (born 27 August 1993), is an Indian [[Sabre (fencing)|sabre(fencer)]]. She is the first Indian fencer to ever qualify for the [[Olympics]] after qualifying for the 2021 [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Games]].She is supported by [[GoSports Foundation]] through the [[Rahul Dravid]] Athlete Mentorship Programme. .<ref>{{cite web|author=PTI |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/bhavani-devi-becomes-first-indian-fencer-to-qualify-for-olympics/article34067133.ece|title=Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics|newspaper=The Hindu |date=2021-03-14 |accessdate=2021-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Anirudh Menon|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/fencing/story/_/id/31062439/bhavani-devi-becomes-first-indian-fencer-ever-qualify-olympics|title=Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer ever to qualify for Olympics|work=ESPN |date=2021-03-14 |accessdate=2021-03-14}}</ref>

==Childhood and Early Career==
Bhavani was born into a middle-class family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her father was a priest and her mother a homemaker. C A Bhavani Devi Started her sports career in 2003. She did her schooling at Muruga Dhanushkodi Girls Higher Secondary, [[Chennai]] and then attended St.Joseph's Engineering College in Chennai and went on to complete Business Administration from Government Brennen College in Thalassery, Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CHADALAVADA ANANDHA SUNDHARARAMAN Bhavani Devi|url=https://fie.org/athletes/20960|url-status=live|website=International Fencing Federation}}</ref> In 2004, she was introduced to fencing at school level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/fencing/tn-fencer-bhavani-battling-against-odds |title=Tamil Nadu fencer Bhavani talks about battling against the odds to succeed in a fledgling sport |publisher=Sportskeeda.com |date= |accessdate=2016-09-08}}</ref> After finishing class 10 she joined the SAI (Sports Authority of India) Centre in [[Thalassery|Thalassery, Kerala]]. At the age of 14 she appeared at her first international tournament in Turkey, where she got black card for being late by three minutes. In 2010 Asian Championship in the [[Philippines]] she bagged Bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Roshne B |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Will-a-Fencers-Sabre-Strike-Gold/2016/04/13/article3377151.ece |title=Will a Fencer's Sabre Strike Gold? |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=2016-04-13 |accessdate=2016-09-08}}</ref>

==Tournaments and Medals==
Starting from the Bronze medal at 2009 CommonWealth Championship held in Malaysia, Bhavani Devi has won Bronze medals in 2010 International Open, Thailand; 2010 Cadet [[Asian Championship]], Philippines; 2012 Common Wealth Championship, Jersey; 2015 Under-23 Asian Championship, Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar and 2015 Flemish Open. In 2014 Asian Championship under 23 category in the [[Philippines]] she bagged the Silver medal becoming the first Indian to do so.<ref>{{cite web|last=Venugopal |first=Ashok |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Sword-of-Bhavani-Fetches-Asian-First/2014/10/13/article2475213.ece |title=Sword of Bhavani Fetches Asian First |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=2014-10-13 |accessdate=2016-09-08}}</ref> After her successful 2014 Asian Championship [[Tamil Nadu]] Chief Minister [[Jayalalithaa]] honored her with INR three lakh as financial aid for training in the US.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jaya-announces-sports-scholarship-reward-for-students/1/567360.html</ref> In 2015, she became one of the 15 athletes selected 'Go Sports Foundation' for Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennainewz.com/go-sports-foundation-selected-15-athletes-for-rahul-dravid-athlete-mentorship-programme/ |title=Go Sports Foundation Selected 15 athletes for Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme |publisher=Chennai Newz |date= |accessdate=2016-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603013614/http://www.chennainewz.com/go-sports-foundation-selected-15-athletes-for-rahul-dravid-athlete-mentorship-programme/ |archive-date=3 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bhavani Devi has received 2 Gold Medals, one each at the 2012 CommonWealth Championship, Jersey and the 2014 Tuscany Cup, Italy. She finished fifth in the Viking Cup 2016 Icelandic International Sabre Tournaments held at Reykjavik and is a prospective candidate for fencing from India at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newstodaynet.com/sports/rio-hopes-gone-bhavani-dreams-tokyo |title=Rio hopes gone but Bhavani dreams of Tokyo | News Today |publisher=Newstodaynet.com |date=2016-07-11 |accessdate=2016-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819030823/http://newstodaynet.com/sports/rio-hopes-gone-bhavani-dreams-tokyo |archive-date=19 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newstodaynet.com/sports/chennai-fencer-bhavani-aims-2020-olympics |title=Chennai fencer Bhavani aims for 2020 Olympics | News Today |publisher=Newstodaynet.com |date=2016-05-23 |accessdate=2016-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818130247/http://newstodaynet.com/sports/chennai-fencer-bhavani-aims-2020-olympics |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She won a silver medal in the women's sabre individual category in the 2019 Tournoi Satellite Fencing Competition in Ghent, Belgium, after losing to Bashta Anna from Azerbaijan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/tournoi-satellite-fencing-indias-ca-bhavani-devi-wins-silver-in-sabre-individual-category-after-going-down-to-azerbaijans-bashta-anna-7425271.html|title=Tournoi Satellite Fencing: India's CA Bhavani Devi wins silver in sabre individual category after going down to Azerbaijan’s Bashta Anna|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Venkatesan|first=S. Prasanna|title=Bhavani Devi clinches silver in Belgium meet|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/bhavani-devi-indian-fencer-wins-silver-medal-in-tournoi-satellite-competition-belgium/article29550760.ece|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Sportstar|language=en}}</ref> She made history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the senior Commonwealth Fencing Championship in Canberra in the sabre event. She beat Catriona Thomson from Scotland in the semi-finals and then defeated England's Emily Ruaux. She trains in Italy as well as at the Sports Authority of India in Kannur.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/commonwealth-fencing-championship-bhavani-devi-wins-gold/article25587330.ece|title=Commonwealth fencing championship: Bhavani Devi wins gold|last=Kishore|first=M. Hari|date=2018-11-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

As of April 2021, she ranks 42nd in the world<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CHADALAVADA ANANDHA SUNDHARARAMAN Bhavani Devi|url=https://fie.org/athletes/20960|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-13|website=International Fencing Federation|language=en}}</ref> with 37.0 points.

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