"Faster-than-eye sword." Fencing Lee Hye-in, UAE's Epee World Cup individual bronze... Team event was also the runner-up

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South Korea's fencing women's epee team has been on the podium since the first World Cup of the new year.

The Korea Fencing Association announced that Lee Hye-in (Ulsan Metropolitan City) won the bronze medal in the women's individual event at the 2026 International Fencing Federation (FIE) Epe World Cup held in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until the 11th (local time).

Lee Hye-in, who has been on a winning streak since the round of 64, lost 8-15 to Italian powerhouse Alberta Santuccio in the semifinals and did not advance to the final, but won the individual bronze medal. As a result, Lee Hye-in reached the podium for the first time in about seven years since the 2019 Women's Epee International World Cup in Barcelona, Spain.

In addition, the Korean women's epee produced two consecutive individual winners after Lim Tae-hee (Gyeryong City Hall) ranked third in the World Cup held in Vancouver, Canada in December last year.

In addition, Lee Hye-in won a silver medal in the team event following the individual event and succeeded in winning the prize together. The women's epee national team, consisting of Song Se-ra, Park Jin-ju (Busan Metropolitan City Hall), Lim Tae-hee and Lee Hye-in, lost 40-45 to the United States in the team final on the last day of the tournament.

Meanwhile, in the men's individual competition held on the same day, Park Sang-young (Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall) ranked 13th, Kwon Oh-min (Hanam-gun Office) ranked 23rd, and Jang Hyo-min (Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall) ranked 50th, and the team competition finished 10th.

In addition, in the men's and women's sabre Grand Prix held in Tunis, Tunisia, Park Sang-won (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall) ranked 6th in the men's sabre individual event, Dokyung-dong (Daegu Metropolitan City Hall) ranked 17th, and Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall) ranked 18th.

In the women's sabre individual event, Jeon Ha-young (Seoul Metropolitan Government) finished sixth, Choi Ji-young (Iksan City Hall) 15th, and Jungmi Kim (Ansan City Hall) 33rd.

At the same time, Park Ji-hee (Seoul Metropolitan Government) ranked 12th, Hong Hyo-jin (Seongnam City Hall) ranked 45th, Shim So-eun (Seoul Metropolitan Government) ranked 47th, and Lim Chul-woo (Hwaseong Special City Hall) ranked 37th in the men's individual foil World Cup held in Paris, France.

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