Fencer Park Ji-hee wins silver in women’s individual foil event at Asian Games

Stepping onto the podium in her first Asiad, Park lost to Yuka Ueno of Japan 15-4, breaking a point drought in the first period.

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Korea's Park Ji-hee, left, performs during the semifinals of the women's individual foil fencing at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan, on Sept. 23.

Korea's Park Ji-hee won the silver medal in the women's individual foil event at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Wednesday.

Park lost to Yuka Ueno of Japan 15-4 in the final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan.

She reached the podium at her first Asian Games appearance.

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Bronze medals went to Polina Volobueva of Uzbekistan and Maxine Jie Xin Wong of Singapore.

Park was scoreless in the first period, falling 8-0 to Ueno.

Her first point came midway through the second period, when she trailed 12-1. Park scored three more points but could not complete a comeback.


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