The Fencing Association of India (FAI) fielded an eight-member team to compete in Georgia. While all four members of the national team are in isolation for a week in Tbilisi, other members of the squad will reach India on Wednesday.
The national fencing squad was supposed to compete in as many as four World Cups in Europe from January to March. But the pandemic has disrupted the international exposure tour, an official of the Fencing Association of India (FAI) said.
India’s Alka Vallattuparambil pulled out of the women’s individual sabre event as she tested positive for COVID-19 in pre-event test of the Tbilisi World Cup held between January 14 and 17.
Then, Josna Christy Jose suffered a bout of fever and tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team competition. After two Indian female fencers were unwell, India pulled out of the women’s sabre team event.
According to an Indian team official, fencer Karan Singh and the team manager have also contracted the contagious virus and are in isolation for a week in Georgia.
India’s Olympic sabre fencer Bhavani Devi also competed at the Tbilisi World Cup, but lost in the preliminary round. Bhavani’s current training base is in Orleans, France.
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