S.A. Bhavani Devi bagged a bronze medal at the Flemish Open fencing championship held at Ghent, Belgium recently. She had to settle for joint-third after losing to Lee Lau of Singapore 15-10 in the semifinal.
Bhavani, who a week ago had appealed for financial assistance, sought to thank Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for ordering an aid amount of Rs. 3 lakh.
“Only because of this assistance I was able to participate in the Belgium tournament. It was not in the earlier schedule. So I am very thankful to the CM,” she said in an email.