[Anchor]
Moving on to Asian Games news. South Korean fencing star Oh Sang-uk has claimed the top of the podium with a thrilling comeback victory. With his second consecutive individual sabre title, he has also kept alive his hopes of winning two gold medals for the second straight tournament.
Reporter Hong Seok-jun is live from the site.
[Reporter]
Oh Sang-uk advanced through the rounds with unstoppable momentum to face China's Shen Chenpeng in the final.
As the match began, he quickly attempted an attack, but collided with his opponent and twisted his ankle.
After receiving emergency treatment, Oh returned to the piste, showing great sportsmanship by helping his opponent up when he fell. However, he fell behind 13-11, making for a difficult battle.
[Gu Bon-gil / SBS Commentator: You can do it. Oh Sang-uk! You shouldn't wait for the opponent.]
In this crisis, following SBS commentator Gu Bon-gil's wishes, he launched an aggressive attack to close the gap to a single point, and then used his signature long lunge to tie the score at 13-13.
Riding the momentum, Oh successfully turned the game around to lead 14-13, let out a loud roar, and extended his leg for a final attacking maneuver.
As a result of the video review, Oh's point was recognized,
[Jungwoo / SBS Caster: Gold medal!! He achieves his second consecutive Asian Games title like this.]
Oh unfurled the South Korean flag and celebrated his gold medal.
[Oh Sang-uk / National Fencing Sabre Team Member: I think I kept telling myself, 'If I lose, the ankle pain is just an excuse, let's overcome it,' and I tried really hard to stay focused.]
Postponing back surgery, Oh played through pain to capture his second straight championship, proving once again that he is the flagship of South Korean fencing following his two gold medals at the Paris Olympics.
[Oh Sang-uk / National Fencing Sabre Team Member: Rather than feeling joyful, I think a sense of relief came to me first. I will work hard so we can win the gold medal in the team event as well.]
Oh, who led South Korea to its fifth consecutive individual men's sabre title, will compete the day after tomorrow (September 26) for a fourth straight team title and his second consecutive double crown at the Games.
Meanwhile, Park Ji-hee won a silver medal in the women's foil, ensuring that fencing has won medals in all four individual events over the past two days.
(Photo: Yonhap News / Video by Choi Dae-woong, Video Editing by Lee Jae-sung, Graphics by Kim Ye-ji)
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