South Korea Wins Bronze in Women's Épée Team Event at Fencing World Championships

The South Korean women's épée fencing national team has won the bronze medal in the team event at the World Championships.

Comprising Song Se-ra, Lim Tae-hee, Lee Hye-in, and Yang Seung-hye, the women's épée team finished third behind Italy and Estonia at the 2026 World Championships held in Hong Kong on the 28th.

South Korea previously won the women's épée team title at the World Championships in 2022, followed by three consecutive bronze medals in 2023, last year, and this year.

Ace Song Se-ra, who won the individual event, also climbed the podium in the team event, bringing home two medals from this tournament.

After defeating Mexico 45 to 22 in the Round of 32, South Korea beat Kazakhstan 45 to 39 in the Round of 16 and overcame Ukraine 44 to 38 in the quarterfinals.

Although they missed out on the final after a narrow 45 to 44 defeat against Italy in the semifinals, the women's épée team secured their spot on the podium by defeating Hungary 45 to 40 in the bronze medal match.

In the third-place playoff, South Korea trailed in the early stages, but in the 5th round starting at 15 to 10, Song Se-ra scored 8 points to close the gap to 19 to 18, and Lee Hye-in successfully turned the match around to 28 to 26 in the 7th round, which began at 24 to 22.

Holding a slim 30 to 29 lead, anchor Song Se-ra stepped up as the final runner and widened the gap to seal the victory.

The men's foil team, featuring Yoon Jung-hyun, Lim Chul-woo, Lee Kwang-hyun, and Kim Tae-hwan, finished 6th in the team event held on the same day.

Italy won the championship in this event.

(Photo courtesy of the Korean Fencing Association, Yonhap News)
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