Olympian fencer CA Bhavani Devi maintains her dominance in the National Games, while hosts Goa win their first gold medal.
Delhi: Olympian C.A Bhavani Devi, representing Tamil Nadu, continued her domination in the national circuit winning gold in the women’s sabre individual fencing competition in the 37th National Games being held here at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium.
Olympian fencer CA Bhavani Devi maintains her dominance in the National Games, while hosts Goa win their first gold medal.
Earlier in the day, Babu Gaonkar gave the host their first gold medal of the games after winning the Men’s Laser Run event in Modern Pentathlon at Ponda. Ajay and Ravi of Haryana finished with silver and bronze. Later in the day, Babu teamed up with Seeta Gosavi to win the silver in the Laser Run mixed relay where Anju and Ravi of Haryana won the gold and Yoginee Salunke and Shahaji Sargar of Maharashtra won the bronze.
In the Women’s Laser Run, Ujjala of Haryana clinched the gold ahead of Yoginee Umakant Salunke of Maharashtra who won the silver and Neha Yadav of Madhya Pradesh took home the bronze.
