1. How has Bhavani Devi changed the perception of fencing in India? Support your
answer with examples from the passage.
2. The author says, 'For a sport known for razor sharp reflexes, a mental conditioning
coach was also on board for Team Bhavani.' What kind of mental pressures do you
think the game of fencing involves?
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1.Five years ago, it was at Thalassery in Kerala that Bhavani confronted the enormity of what she'd set out to do. One of India's astute fencing coaches, Sagar Lagu, had invited her to train at the Sports Authority centre after being impressed with her speed . ... It's a quality that's helped her in her sport.
2.The first Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics, CA Bhavani Devi from Chennai, discusses her 17-year journey as she focusses on Tokyo
In 2004, a shy 11-year-old girl walked into Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the first time, tightly clutching her mother’s hand. A new student at Muruga Dhanushkodi Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Tondiarpet, CA Bhavani Devi had just learnt the term ‘fencing’ as part of the ‘Sports in Schools’ initiative started by the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
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