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He told her that the country is very proud of her contributions.
Prime Minister s words of encouragement came after Bhavani Devi lost to the world number three in Tokyo Olympics.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (July 26, 2021) told CA Bhavani Devi, India s first-ever fencer in the Olympics, that the country is very proud of her contributions. Prime Minister Modi s words of encouragement came after Bhavani Devi lost to the world number three in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Following her loss, Devi took to her official Twitter account and apologised for not being able to win.
The 27-year-old wrote, Big Day. It was Excitement & Emotional. I won the First Match 15/3 against Nadia Azizi and become the First INDIAN Fencing Player to win a Match at Olympic but 2nd Match I lost 7/15 against world top 3 player Manon Brunet. I did my level best but couldn t win. I am sorry