C.A. Bhavani Devi became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal in Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship
- C.A. Bhavani Devi created history by becoming first-ever Indian to win gold medal in the sabre event of the Turnoi Satellite Fencing Championship held at Reykjavik in Iceland on 27 May 2017.
- Bhavani Devi from Chennai beat Sarah Jane Hampson of Great Britain 15-13 on points. Earlier she had beaten another British fencer Jessica Corby 15-11 in the semifinal.