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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.27/ |
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/ |
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The first gold medal of the Korean team at the 2024 Paris Olympics was 'Flower Handsome Penseo' Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall).
Oh Sang-wook defeated Tunisia's Fares Perjani 15-11 in the men's sabre individual final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Grand Palais, Paris, France on the 28th (Korea time). Standing at the top of the Olympic podium, Oh gave South Korea its first gold medal on the first day of the competition. It is the fourth time that Korean fencing has won the individual competition, following Kim Young-ho, who won the gold medal in the men's foil at the 2000 Sydney Games, Kim Ji-yeon, who won the surprise gold medal in the women's sabre at the 2012 London Games, and Park Sang-young, who impressed the men's epee in the 2016 Rio Games.
Oh became the first Olympic gold medalist in the men's sabre individual event. Previously, Kim Jung-hwan's bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games and the last Tokyo Games was the best. Oh became a grand slammer with this gold medal. Oh Sang-wook, who won the 2019 Asian Championship, the 2019 World Championship, and the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, even won the Olympic gold medal in the final puzzle, achieving the dignity of the individual Grand Slam. Oh Sang-wook is the first Korean player to reach the Grand Slam in an individual competition. Oh Sang-wook, who succeeded in the Grand Slam early in the team event, rose to the rank of the Sabres 'GOAT' in name and reality.
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.28/ |
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It was a dead end. Oh Sang-wook, who defeated Evan Giro (Niger) 15-8 in the round of 32, defeated Iran's Ali Pakdaman 15-10 in the round of 16. Luck followed in the quarterfinals. Aaron Silage (Hungary), who won three consecutive Olympics, was eliminated. Defeat Silaj to beat Ollion Canada's Fares Arpa 15-12. Oh Sang-wook, who pushed hard from the beginning, maintained the difference, but Arpa strengthened and allowed a 12-12 tie midway through the second period, but he succeeded in attacking without shaking at the last minute to win.
It was a complete victory in the semifinals. They defeated Luigi Samelle of Italy by a score of 15–5. Oh Sang-wook, who allowed three consecutive points in the beginning, succeeded in attacking his head and found the flow. After the turnaround, he succeeded in a down attack and decided the game early.
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.27/ |
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.27/ |
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a long-awaited final. The opponent was Perjani, who beat world No. 1 Egypt's Giad Al-Sisi 15-11. Oh Sang-wook stepped up strongly from the beginning. took a 2-0 lead. Since then, the workshop has continued. a 3-3 tie. Again, Oh Sang-wook went ahead. As soon as he won his sixth score, Oh Sang-wook felt pain in his foot and collapsed. Soon after, Oh Sang-wook succeeded in attacking again. 8-4 to finish the first period.
Oh did not stop in the second period. After scoring the first point, he succeeded in another attack and first reached the double-digit scoring mark. Taking an 11-4 lead, Oh took the lead in effect. But the gold medal wall was high. He was chased until 14-11, allowing the opponent to chase hard in the last minute. But Oh roared with a successful final attack.
Oh Sang-wook, who shed tears in the quarterfinals after a dubious decision at the last Tokyo Games, where he was ranked No. 1 in the world, showed his desperate three years of skill and sharpening his skills. He even changed the style he stuck to for 10 years for the Olympic individual gold medal. After washing away the coldness of Tokyo, Oh finally floated the Korean flag in the Paris sky. Oh Sang-wook aims for another history in the team event on the 31st. He will try to win Korea's first Olympic gold medal in fencing for three consecutive years and two Olympic gold medals for the first time.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
