[Asian Games] Women's Sabre Fencing, Bronze Medal... 3 Consecutive Wins Not Achieved

Yoon Jisoo's Bid for Two Crowns Falls Through

The Korean women's sabre fencing team failed to achieve a three-peat in the Asian Games team event.

The team, consisting of Yoon Ji-su, Hong Ha-eun (both from Seoul Metropolitan Government), Jeon Eun-hye (Jung-gu Office, Incheon), and Choi Se-bin (Jeonnam Provincial Office), won the bronze medal after losing 42-45 to Japan in the semifinals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games team event held on the 29th at the Zhejiang University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.

Korea had been aiming for a third consecutive team gold in women's sabre at the Asian Games, following victories in 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta-Palembang. However, this time they had to settle for third place. Yoon Ji-su, who won the first individual gold medal in the Asian Games three days earlier, also missed the chance to become a double gold medalist.

On the 29th, at the gymnasium of Hangzhou Dianzi University in Hangzhou, China, Jin Yoon-ji-soo is showing disappointment during the women's sabre team semifinal match against Japan at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games fencing event.
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Korea showed a disadvantage early in the semifinals that day. However, in the 4th round, Jeon Eun-hye scored 9 points against Fukushima Shiho, and in the 5th round, Choi Se-bin defeated Emura 7-1, turning the tide to lead 25-21.

But in the final 9th round, where the representatives of both teams faced off, Yoon Ji-su managed to score only two points against Emura and conceded 14 points, resulting in a come-from-behind loss.

In the women's sabre team final, Japan and Uzbekistan will face each other.

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