Fencing Women's Sabre Choi Saebin Falls Short of Individual Final [Paris Olympics]

Face-off with Olga Karlan for the Bronze Medal

The fierce momentum of women's sabre fencer Choi Sae-bin (Jeonnam Provincial Office) was halted at the doorstep of the final. On the 29th (local time) at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, she lost 12-15 to Manon Brunet (France) in the semifinals of the women's sabre individual event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. From the beginning, she was overwhelmed by her opponent's aggressive offense and lost control of the match.

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At the start of the second round, she scored consecutive points to catch up at 8-8. However, she failed to overturn the match as Brunet's quicker attacks led to consecutive points against her. Brunet had also defeated the team’s eldest member Yoon Ji-su 15-9 in the round of 16 using a similar tactic.

Choi Sae-bin had been on a winning streak until reaching the semifinals. In the round of 32, she narrowly defeated Tatiana Nazlimova of the United States by one point (15-14), and in the round of 16, she beat world number one Misaki Emura of Japan 15-7. In the quarterfinals, she edged out her teammate Jeon Ha-young by one point (15-14).

The match is not over yet. Shortly, she will face Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan for the bronze medal. If she wins, Korean fencing will secure its first medal of this tournament.

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