New Avengers in the new year, too! Park Sang-won beats world No. 1 and Tunisia Grand Prix is the first 金!
Jan 13, 2025
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'World No. 7' Park Sang-won lifted the trophy by beating France's Sebastian Patrice 15-12 in the men's individual sabre final of the Fencing Federation (FIE) Tunisia Grand Prix on the 11th (Korea time).
Park Sang-won predicted a turmoil in the quarterfinals by defeating Georgia's Sandro Bajaje (9th in the world), who is considered the 'world's strongest ace', by 15-14. In the following semifinals, he turned Pavel Grodin (individual neutral player) 15-14 again and advanced to the final, standing at the top of the gear with his unique fast feet, concentration, and grit.
The men's sabre national team, which won its third consecutive team event at the Paris Olympics, was given the opportunity to Park Sang-won, Do Kyung-dong (Daegu City Hall), Lim Jae-yoon (Daejeon Seafencing Association), and Han Ha-sol (Seongnam City Hall) as well as Park Sang-won laid down the national flag for rest in the New Year 'Veteran Ace's Two-Winning Championship'. While Coach Won Woo-young took the helm, his juniors continued the relentless golden momentum of the Paris Olympics, proving once again the unrelenting power of 'Fencing Korea' on the world stage in the new year.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
