India's CA Bhavani Devi wins silver at Satellite Fencing Championship

India's C A Bhavani Devi won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland. 

The Tamil Nadu fencer went down 10-15 to USA's Alexis Browne in the final yesterday. 

Bhavani had beaten Parede Torres 15-9 in



the quarterfinal and followed it up by getting past Guila Arpino of Italy 15-10 in the semifinal. 

Bhavani Devi had won a gold medal at the Reykjavik tournament last year to become the first Indian win to do so in an international fencing event.