PUNE: CA Bhavani Devi sometimes gets transported from France to Italy. The transition is not deliberate. Most of the time it happens in her subconscious mind. And she is working extra hours to put a halt to this journey before the Paris Games, next year.
Bhavani, 29, who became the first Indian fencer to make it to the Olympics with her participation in the Tokyo Games, has been trying to adjust to the training style of coach Christian Bauer, a Frenchman, after having worked with Italian Nicola Zanotti. She joined Bauer’s academy after the Tokyo Games in 2021.