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Bhawani Devi (Fencing)
CA Bhawani Devi became the first Indian to win a gold medal in the individual sabre event of the Women's Satellite Fencing Championship held in Iceland. The competition consisted of 26 participants from eight countries but Bhawani came out on top in the end. She beat Great Britain's Sarah Jane Hampson 15-13 in the final.
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Though not as young as the other players on this list, the 24-year-old has had a breakthrough year in 2017 that also saw her achieve a career-high ranking.
Earlier, she had also won a bronze medal in the same category in Italy. In the 2017 Asian Fencing Championships, she lost to the eventual winner, Kim Ji-Yeon in the quarterfinals.
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Edited by Shraishth Jain
