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Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi born on 27 August 1993

She did her schooling at Muruga Dhanushkodi Girls Higher Secondary, Chennai 

In 2004, she was introduced to fencing at school level

After finishing class 10 she joined Sports Authority of India, Centre in Thalassery, Kerala 

At the age of 14 she appeared at her first international tournament in Turkey 

In 2010 Asian Championship in the Philippines she won Bronze medal 

In 2014 Asian Championship under 23 category she won Silver medal becoming the first Indian to do so 

She is the first Indian fencer to ever qualify for the Olympics 

She is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid

In 2021, she received Arjuna Award

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