BHUBANESWAR: Olympian fencer Bhavani Devi has expressed her gratitude towards Odisha for constantly supporting and promoting sports in India.
“It always feels great whenever I come to Bhubaneswar. And it’s always a great honor to meet Mr Achyut Samanta because the kind of support he is giving to sports and sportspersons is incredible for the country,” Orissa Diary quotes the Olympian as having said.
Bhavani had paid a visit to KIIT University on the occasion of National Sports Day. “We had a great celebration of National Sports Day here along with sportspersons of Odisha. Mr Rahul Bose, Mr Abdul Ghani, Mr Shivpal Singh, Ms Dutee Chand were also there,” she said.
She is the first Indian fencer to ever qualify for the Olympics after qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme. She became the first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics. The eight-time national champion had failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics in 2016.
