"New Avengers, who stabbed three consecutive times, ran towards the chairman of the first row" 'Fencing♥'SKT 20 years of sincerity

Aug 01, 2024

South Korea won the men's sabre team fencing final match between South Korea and Hungary at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Grand Palais, France, on the 1st (Korean time). Coach Park Sang-won, Koo Bon-gil, Oh Sang-wook, Do Kyung-dong and Won Woo-young (from left) are raising three fingers over the Taegeukgi. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.1/

"Four gold medals are heavier than I thought!"

After the men's sabre team won three consecutive Olympic team events, Choi Shin-won, president of the Korea Fencing Association, couldn't hide his satisfaction after wearing four gold medals delivered by the players at once on the 1st (Korea time). Chairman Choi, who entered Paris on the 25th, is on his way to work in the first row of Grand Palais, where fencing matches are held every day since the 27th, when Oh Sang-wook's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics came out. In the men's sabre team final at the Paris Olympics held in Grand Palais, Paris, South Korea defeated its rival Hungary 45-41 to achieve its goal of winning three consecutive team events in Paris, following London and Tokyo. Oh Sang-wook, who promised to win two gold medals with Chairman Choi before leaving the country, won the first two gold medals in Korean fencing history.

South Korea won the gold medal in the men's sabre team fencing match between South Korea and Hungary at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Grand Palais, France, on the 1st (Korea time). Koo Bon-gil, Park Sang-won, Oh Sang-wook, and Do Kyung-dong (from left) are saluting the national flag on the podium. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.1/

Immediately after the ceremony, Won Woo-young, coach of the men's sabre national team, Koo Bon-gil, Oh Sang-wook, Park Sang-won, and Do Kyung-dong rushed to the old gentleman wearing a white 'KOREA' hat in the corner of the audience. He expressed his sincere gratitude by hanging four team gold medals all at once around the chairman's neck. It is the first Olympic intuition of the enthusiastic chairman, who has defended and supported numerous rows of sites, including the Hangzhou Asian Games and the World Championships, and volunteered to play the role of cheerleader. After Choi became the head of the Korean Fencing Association in 2018, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics were not available due to COVID-19. Chairman Choi was more pleased than anyone else with the feat of Korean fencing in Grand Palais, the heart of France. Chairman Choi, who cheered hard enough to shed nosebleeds in the women's epee team event that he lost to France the previous day, regained his smile at the golden feat of the men's sabre. With four gold medals around his neck "Congratulations! You did a great job. I'll give you more rewards," the players said, holding hands.

Fencing is one of the most envied events by other sports in Jincheon Training Center. SKT has been giving support to improve fencing performance and expand its base for more than 20 years since taking over as chairman of the Korea Fencing Association in 2003. The accumulated amount of SKT's support through the Korea Fencing Association alone is about 30 billion won. The amount of support is also increasing every year. 2022년 19억원, 202

South Korea won the gold medal in the men's sabre team fencing match between South Korea and Hungary at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Grand Palais, France, on the 1st (Korea time). Koo Bon-gil, Park Sang-won, Oh Sang-wook, and Do Kyung-dong (from left) wave from the podium. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.1/

It provided 2.38 billion won for three years and 2.5 billion won in 2024. SKT and Chairman Choi Shin-won gave careful support to players, not just money, ahead of the Paris Olympics. To prevent injuries, the number of compulsory trainers was increased to five, one for each event, to help prevent injuries and conditioning in international competitions and training mines. In cooperation with officials from the French Fencing Association, a virtual piste that is almost identical to the Olympics was created in Jincheon Training Center. Spectator noise in the same order during the Olympic Games. He completed adaptation training with lights and broadcast cameras. In preparation for the European territorial tax or controversy over the decision, the international referee was invited to the athletes' village to train to overcome it psychologically through mock games and intentional misjudgment. In fact, he was not swayed by the unilateral support from 9,000 home fans in the semifinal match against France. Koo Bon-gil and Oh Sang-wook were greatly helped in real life"We agreed. More than 30 days before the Paris Olympics, he provided health care such as red ginseng to the athletes' team and raised morale through a hotel encouragement dinner. At the Paris Olympics site, a hotel near the stadium is secured for athletes to rest, run a support camp, and a Korean restaurant near the Champs-Elysees delivers lunch boxes to the team every day.

Coach Won Woo-young, who won his first team gold medal as a player in London in 2012 and his third consecutive team gold as a leader in Paris in 2024, said, `I want to say thank you to the chairman from the bottom of my heart.' "The men's sabre was able to become No. 1 in the world thanks to SK, the chairman of the company. Without SK's support, this kind of performance would not have been possible" he affirmed. "You have to improve your skills because you send me all the international competition competitions and field training with ranking points." Without such investment, there would never have been three consecutive losses today." "We are grateful to SKT and Chairman Choi for supporting us to win three consecutive games." They loved our man sabre so much. Thank you very much for your sincere love for fencing and our fencers."

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"New Avengers, who stabbed three consecutive times, ran towards the chairman of the first row" 'Fencing♥'SKT 20 years of sincerity

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