Fencer Bhavani Devi tackles life in locked-down Livorno with eye on Tokyo
After visa issues stalled her return to Italy for months, Bhavani Devi managed to fly back in November last year to train in Livorno.
Bhavani Devi
Bhavani Devi felt a fleeting sense of fear when she slipped into her electric jacket in November last year. The Indian fencer had just returned to her training base - the Tuscan coastal city of Livorno after eight months. She d been target training and working on footwork drills on the terrace of her north Chennai home and the JN Stadium through a large part of the year. What the only Indian fencer in Olympic contention missed was a living, breathing opponent with a sword and quick reflexes.