With their top-notch performance in the Asian Games, fans are now looking forward to South Korea’s fencing team at the Paris Olympics in 2024
In the previous edition of the Asian Games in 2018, South Korea dominated the fencing competition, clinching a total of six gold medals at the event. The country’s success was mostly attributed to the male fencers winning in the Team foil, Individual sabre, and Team sabre competitions.
Gu Bon-gil, 34, has added another gold medal to his collection of Asian Games honors, bringing his total to six with the Hangzhou success. In addition, their female compatriots also won gold for the Land of the Morning Calm at the Individual and Team Epée events, with Choi In Jeong winning the Individual title and the women’s team winning the Team Epée event.
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