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Oh Sang-wook (30, Daejeon Metropolitan City), the "signboard" of Korean fencing, once again proved himself to be the world's best swordsman by sweeping both individual and team events at the World Cup tournament in Salt Lake City, USA.
The Korea Fencing Association said on the 26th, "Oh Sang-wook won two gold medals at the Men's and Women's Sabres World Cup held from the 22nd to the 25th local time, and he won the men's and women's team competition."
In this competition, Oh Sang-wook's gold run was even more brilliant in a tough match. Oh Sang-wook, who overcame the crisis with a thrilling 15-14 victory over Anatoly Kostenko in the round of 64, showed a scary concentration afterwards.
After beating Egypt's Hessham Ahmed 15-10 in the round of 16, he won the medal by overpowering his national team teammate Park Sang-won 15-12 in the quarterfinals. Oh, who showed his overwhelming prowess in the semifinals by defeating Italy's Bertini Cosimo 15-5 to reach the top of the podium, beating Japan's Kokubo Mao 15-12 in the final.
In addition to Oh Sang-wook, four South Korean players, including Do Kyung-dong (5th), Park Sang-won (6th), and Koo Bon-gil (8th), entered the quarterfinals, showing off their thick base of South Korean men's sabres.
The men's sabre team consisting of Oh Sang-wook, Do Kyung-dong, Park Sang-won, and Lim Jae-yoon was unstoppable in the team event as well. The national team, which beat Hungary and Poland one after another to reach the final, defeated the host U.S. 45-40, confirming their joint victory. In particular, in the semi-final against Poland, he showed strong backing to overcome the 45-44, one-point match.
The women's sabre team was also outstanding. The women's national team, consisting of Jeon Ha-young (Seoul Metropolitan Government), Jungmi Kim, Seo Ji-yeon ( Ansan City Hall), and Choi Ji-young (Iksan City Hall), won a silver medal in the team event, building the pride of the Korean Sabres.
This competition was a stage that reaffirmed that the Korean men's sabre maintains the competitiveness of the world's top in both individuals and teams. In particular, a large number of players under generational change have been placed at the top, brightening the prospects for future international competitions.
The Korea Fencing Association said, "As we have secured meaningful results in all men's and women's sabre events, we will continue to provide support to maintain stable power and strengthen generational competitiveness in future international competitions."
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