South Korea wins women's sabre team gold at Asian Games
South Korean fencers secure victory against Japan in the women's sabre team event
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South Korea's women's sabre team, consisting of Choi Se-bin, Jeon Ha-young, Seo Ji-yeon, and Kim Jeong-mi, defeated Japan 45-31 to win gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
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Why It Matters
The South Korean team previously won bronze at the 2023 Asian Games. This victory marks the country's fourth fencing title at the current competition.
By Yoo Jee-ho
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea struck gold in the women's sabre fencing team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, delivering the country's fourth fencing title on the sport's last day here.
The team of Choi Se-bin, Jeon Ha-young, Seo Ji-yeon and Kim Jeong-mi took down Japan's Misaki Emura, Yui Sano, Yuina Kaneko and Seri Ozaki by 45-31 at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, south of the main host city, Nagoya.
None of the South Korean fencers won an individual medal earlier in the competition but won the team title together.
Choi was on the 2023 Asian Games team that won bronze behind Uzbekistan and Japan.
South Korea finished fencing with four gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals.
