'New Avengers did it!' 男The Sabres beat Hungary and won the first three consecutive victories X Oh Sang-wook's first two gold medals!

Aug 01, 2024

Fencing at the 2024 Paris Olympics Men's Sabre Team Paris (France) = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.31/

The quarterfinals between Korea and Canada in the fencing men's sabre team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Grand Palais, France, on the 31st (Korea time). 1Bout Oh Sang-wook greets Pares Arpa before the match. Paris (France) = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.31/

"Dae~Korea!" The shouts rang out hot in the Grand Palais in Paris, France. South Korea 'New Avengers' beat Hungary 'Refugee' to achieve a great 3rd consecutive victory.

The men's sabre team (world No. 1) consisting of Koo Bon-gil (35, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, world No. 22), Oh Sang-wook (28, world No. 1), Park Sang-won (24, world No. 23), and Do Kyung-dong (25, Korean military athletic unit, world No. 75) won a brilliant gold medal by beating Hungary (world No. 3) 45-41 in the men's sabre team final at the Paris Olympics held in Grand Palais, Paris, France, at 3:50 a.m. on the 1st (Korea time).

Following London in 2012 (Won Woo-young Oh Eun-seok, Kim Jung-hwan, Koo Bon-gil) and Tokyo in 2021 (Kim Jung-hwan, Koo Bon-gil, Kim Joon-ho, Oh Sang-wook), he achieved the first three consecutive victories in Korean fencing that he so aspired to. 'Individual gold medalist' Oh Sang-wook won the first two gold medals in Korean fencing and the first two gold medals for the South Korean team at the Paris Olympics.

The final match against Hungary was a close match. Hungary had the most gold medals in 10 team events, including seven consecutive team events from the 1928 Amsterdam Games to the 1960 Rome Games, while Aaron Silage won three consecutive individual events in London in 2012, Rio in 2016, and Tokyo in 2021. However, there has been no gold medal in the team event for 36 years since the 1988 Seoul Games. In particular, Hungary also desperately needed a team gold medal, as Silage, who expected a '4 consecutive losses' in Paris, lost his pride by dropping out of the 32nd round of individual competition at the speed of light and only one bronze in fencing.

1 Bout 'Shin Seong Born in 2000' Park Sang-won 'Legend' Aaron Silage (12th in the world) faced off with spirit. He gave up two points, but he turned the game around by scoring three points with his unique quick hands. Trailing 3-4, Silage's point was brought to the end of the video review to make it 4-4 and added one more point to take the lead 5-4.

2 Bout 'World No. 1' Oh Sang-wook led by 10-8, two points with a 5-4 victory over Christian Love 'World No. 34' "Great~ South Korea!" The roar rang out hot.

3 Bout 'The eldest brother who changed his mind' Koo Bon-gil faced Undrasi Sutmari (24th in the world). Koo Bon-gil won 5-3 and 15-11. Three players won all the first games, widening the score to four points. 4 Bout 'The youngest ' Park Sang-won clashed with Love. He poked his opponent's chest with a flash of lightning. It finished 20-17.

5 Bout Koo Bon-gil and Silage face off with 'Veteran'. Aces who know the opponent so well continued the battle of one step and one step. 3-3, South Korea led 23-20, with a simultaneous hit and Silage's score was recognized after a video review. The video acknowledged Koo Bon-gil's relentless attack that followed, maintaining the 5-5, 25-22 '3 point difference' advantage.

6 Bout Oh Sang-wook clashed with Sut-Marie. Sutmari scored four points, allowing a 25-26 upset. However, he cut Sutrami's wrist to tie it at 26-26, and succeeded in a 27-26 comeback with his unique long run. After the seesaw game, he finished 30-29, one point ahead.

Coach Won Woo-young of 7 Bout put in his saved 'Secret Weapon' Do Kyung-dong. I was itching to play in the quarterfinals and the semifinalsDo Kyung-dong finally made it to the Olympic Fist of Dreams. He completed his mission by turning Christian Love around, scoring five consecutive points and widening the gap to 35-29. The replacement operation was a huge success.

Park Sang-won of the eight-bout was attached to the three-marie. He scored his first goal and widened the gap to 7 points with 36-29. Park Sang-won's fiery movement shook three maris. 40-33. Admiring 'Daejeon Senior' handed over the last knife handle to Oh Sang-wook.

The men's sabre team fencing match between Korea (Gubon Gil Oh Sang-wook, Park Sang-won, Do Kyung-dong) and France at the 2024 Paris Olympics on the 31st (Korea Standard Time). South Korea advanced to the final with a victory. Oh Sang-wook and Do Kyung-dong are hugging. Paris (France) = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.31/

The 9 bouts were a real match between the South Korean and Hungarian Olympic champions. 'Paris Champion' Oh Sang-wook clashed with 'Legend of 3 consecutive Olympics' Silage. Silaji and Oh Sang-wook continued their neck-and-neck race by winning three consecutive Olympics. However, it was not enough to break Oh Sang-wook's momentum. The fans are saying, "Oh Sangwook! Oh Sangwook! Oh Sangwook! Korea!"alternately chanted " 45-41! South Korea won, and it was a three-game losing streak.

Won Woo-young, coach of the men's sabre team, who won the first Olympic team gold medal ever in London in 2012, and won the individual gold medal at the World Championships right here in Grand Palais in 2010, roared hot with his juniors. Koo Bon-gil, who won the gold medal in London at 23, Tokyo at 33, and Paris at 35, smiled broadly. 'New Avengers' Park Sang-won and Do Kyung-dong showed everything about themselves without shaking and not being intimidated in their first Olympics.

It is a golden history of Korean fencing that the individual champion, 'Original Avengers'Appeurs'New Avengers' have all achieved together. Great juniors celebrated their third consecutive victory with a ceremony to rinse coach 'Great Senior'One. The Grand Palais has become an unforgettable place in the history of Korean fencing.

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