Asian Games, Korean Fencing Secures Two Bronze Medals in Women’s Epee…
Song Sera and Choi In-jeong Advance to the Semifinals
Korean fencing secured two bronze medals in the women’s epee individual event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. 바카라사이트
Se-ra Song
Song Sera defeated China’s Sun Yiwen 14-12 in the quarterfinals of the tournament held at the Hangzhou University of Electronics Gymnasium in China on the 24th.
Song Sera had a fierce battle with Sun Yiwen in the third round, which started with a score of 6-6.
Sun Yi-wen took the lead by scoring two consecutive points,
Song Ser-ra followed up by one point, bringing the score to 8-9.
At this time, she delayed the game by suddenly checking the equipment when Sun Yi-wen had 1 minute and 16 seconds left until the end of the game,
but there was no protest from the Korean team.
Sun Yi-wen
Meanwhile, the Chinese home crowd chanted “Fighting, Sun Yiwen!”
It was a situation where the atmosphere could have been over,
but Song Sera succeeded in tying the score at 9-9 as soon as the game resumed,
then dragged Sun Yi-wen towards her and made a surprise attack to make it 10-9.
Song Sera widened the lead to 2 points with 26 seconds left and maintained the lead until the end of the game.
With this, Song Sera won a medal in her first Asian Games appearance.
In the Asian Games, fencing does not hold a separate match for 3rd and 4th place,
but if a team loses in the semifinals, a joint bronze medal is awarded.
Choi In-do, who also competed in the individual event,
won an easy 15-7 victory over Pichyova Ulyana (Kazakhstan) and advanced to the semifinals,
securing a bronze medal.
Choi In-jeong, who won consecutive bronze medals at the 2014 Incheon Games and the 2018 Jakarta/Palembang Games,
is determined to change the color of the medal this time.
If Song Sera and Choi In-jeong defeat their respective opponents in the semifinals, the Taegeuk Warriors final match will be held, and Korean fencing will secure gold and silver medals in women’s epee.