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Korea cedes fencing crown at Asian Games with 4 golds as team looks toward 2028 Olympics

The team fell from the top of the fencing medal chart at the Asiad for the first time since 2010 with a haul of 4 golds, four silvers and two bronzes.

2026.9.28

Oh Sang-uk's four-touch rally gives Korea fourth straight sabre title

Oh Sang-uk scored four straight touches in a razor-thin 45-44 victory over Japan that secured a fourth consecutive Asian Games men's sabre team title for Korea.

2026.9.27

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Korean fencer Oh Sang-uk reclaims Asian Championships title with borrowed gear

Olympic champion Oh Sang-uk reclaimed the Asian Championships title in India despite Korea's fencing team being unable to retrieve their equipment amid June 3 local election protests.

2026.6.20

From left: Park Sang-won, Gu Bon-gil, Oh Sang-uk, Fares Ferjani, Jeon Ha-young and Choi Se-bin pose for a photo at a press conference at Olympic Parktel in southern Seoul on April 30. [YONHAP]

Olympic fencing champions eyeing Grand Prix medals at home this week

The reigning double Olympic gold medalist Oh Sang-uk will headline the Korean team as Seoul hosts its annual International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix in sabre this week.

2025.5.1

From left: Korea's Gu Bong-gil, Park Sang-won, Oh Sang-uk and Do Gyeong-dong pose with their medals after winning the men's sabre team competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

한국 남자 사브르, 단체전 3연패 달성

The Korean men’s sabre team beat Hungary in a close-fought men’s sabre team final Wednesday, claiming the gold medal for a third consecutive Olympics.

2024.8.5

Korea's Choi Se-bin, left, competes with Ukraine's Olga Kharlan in the women's individual sabre bronze medal match during the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday. [AP/YONHAP]

Choi Se-bin narrowly misses podium after women's sabre nail-biter

Korean fencer Choi Se-bin narrowly missed out on a medal in the women’s individual sabre contest at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, falling to veteran Olympian Olga Kharlan of Ukraine by a single point in the bronze medal match.

2024.7.29

Korea's Choi Se-bin, left, competes against Japan's Misaki Emura in the women's sabre individual round of 16 during the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korean fencers to face off in women's sabre round of 8 match

Only one Korean fencer will be able to reach the semifinals of the women’s individual sabre contest at the 2024 Paris Olympics as teammates Choi Se-bin and Jeon Ha-young have been drawn against each other in the round of eight.

2024.7.29

Gu Bon-gil, left, reacts after losing the round of 32 in the individual men's sabre event on Saturday in Paris. [YONHAP]

Four-time Olympian Gu Bon-gil out of chance for individual sabre medal

Gu Bon-gil is out of the individual men’s sabre contest at the 2024 Paris Olympics, losing 15-8 in the round of 32 against Tunisia's Fares Ferjani at the Grand Palais.

2024.7.27

Yoon Ji-su reacts after beating China's Shao Yaqi to take gold in the women's individual sabre at the Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Yoon Ji-su leaves it all on the piste to take individual sabre gold

Korea’s Yoon Ji-su beat China’s Shao Yaqi in the final of the women’s individual sabre on Tuesday, claiming her first individual Asiad gold medal and reestablishing Korea’s dominance in the event.

2023.9.26

Oh Sang-uk celebrates after beating Gu Bon-gil in the men's individual sabre finals at the Asian games at Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Monday. [NEWS1]

Oh Sang-uk dethrones reigning sabre champion Gu Bon-gil in all-Korean final

Korea won both gold and silver in the Asian Games men’s sabre on Monday as Oh Sang-uk and Gu Bon-gil faced off in an all-Korean final at Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.

2023.9.25