Korean women's sabre loses to Ukraine in surprise silver medal'
Aug 04, 2024
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The women's sabre team consisting of Yoon Ji-soo, Jeon Ha-young (Seoul Metropolitan Government), Choi Se-bin (Jeonnam Provincial Government), and Jeon Eun-hye (Jung-gu Office) lost to Ukraine 42 to 45 in the team final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held in Grand Palais, Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time). However, he won a valuable silver medal. It is the first time that South Korea, ranked fourth in the world, has won a silver medal in the women's sabre team event at the Olympics. Previously, winning a bronze medal at the last Tokyo Games was the best performance. The women's sabre team, which started a generational change with Kim Ji-yeon putting down the Taegeuk mark, achieved better-than-expected results amid the strong performance of `Young Blood.' Korean fencing won medals in both men's and women's sabre events. He finished the competition with two gold medals and one silver medal.
South Korea defeated the U.S. 45-35 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. The semifinal match was France, the host country and the world's No. 1 player. South Korea took the early lead in the match with unilateral support from French fans. Jeon Ha-young, born in 2001, and Choi Se-bin, born in 2000, dominated the first and second bouts against the Olympic gold and silver medalists Manon Appiti-Brune and Sarah Balze. Following Jeon Ha-young's 5-3 first bout, Choi Se-bin, who caused an unusual upset of world No. 1 Misaki Emura of Japan in the round of 16 in the individual tournament, took a 5-2 advantage over the presentation. South Korea led 10-5 in the beginning, making it 15-9 with Yoon Ji-soo leading 5-4 against Cecilia Verde.
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South Korea met Ukraine, where individual bronze medalist Olha Harlan endured in the final. Ukraine defeated Italy 45-37 in the first match. In the following semifinal match against Japan, they won 45-32 to reach the final.
In the first bout, Jeon Eun-hye and Harlan faced off. He was dragged away, giving up three points, down from 1-1. He chased by scoring consecutive points, but ended up finishing 3-5. Jeon Ha-young stepped up to the second bout. put on a one-man show. He unleashed a barrage of attacks against Yulia Bacastova. led 7–3. The score was also reversed to 10-8. Three-bout Choi Se-bin was joined by Alina Komashchuk. He was dragged away by his opponent's aggressive attacks. He scored a run down from 1-5. I turned the game around again. 15-13.
Jeon Eun-hye came out again with 4 bouts. The opponent is Bacastova. He led by scoring three early points. They took a six-point lead at 5-1, 20-14. Choi Se-bin, who met 5 Bout Harlan, scored first and continued his momentum. However, he soon allowed the pursuit. I gave him points in a row. It was tied at 3-9, 23-23. Fortunately, he scored two points to finish the five bouts 25-23. Six bouts, Ha Yong-young came out. It was a tight game against the Komashchuk. I finished 5-5. Now the score is 30-28, two gradually.
Choi faced Bakastova at seven bouts. It was tied at 31-31. Choi Se-bin scored again in the crisis. However, they scored again and tied the score. He got ahead again with a goal after a video reading. At 5-5, the score remained two points apart. 35-33. Now 10 points left. Jeon Eun-hye met Komashchuk at 8 bouts. He allowed a tie by conceding two points in a row. However, he succeeded in successive attacks and led again. Finished 8 bouts with a 5-4 run. The score was widened to 40-37.
The 9 bouts of fate, Ha Yong Young and Ha Lan, were attached. Three points were allowed in succession, and the game went back to square one. However, Jeon Ha-young's two attacks succeeded and led 42-40. However, Harlan scored again to make it 42-42. It was followed by a 42-43 turnaround. 42-44, match point. Harlan's final score ended 42-45.
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