Oh Sang-uk and Jeon Ha-young Win Individual Sabre Titles at Kim Chang-hwan Fencing Championships

Leading South Korean sabre fencers Oh Sang-uk (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall) and Jeon Ha-young (Seoul Metropolitan Government) have claimed the individual titles at the final domestic competition ahead of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Today (30th), at the men's sabre individual final of the 31st Kim Chang-hwan National Men's and Women's Fencing Championships and National Team Selection Tournament held at the Yanggu Culture and Sports Center in Gangwon Province, Oh Sang-uk defeated Ha Han-sol (Seongnam City Hall) 15-7 to secure the championship.

Oh, who will defend his titles in both the individual and team events at next month's Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, has been focusing on recovering from a back injury. Despite it being a domestic competition, the victory in an actual match has boosted his confidence.

Do Kyung-dong (Daegu Metropolitan City Hall), the world number two in men's sabre who will compete alongside Oh in the Asian Games individual event, finished this tournament in 9th place.

In the women's sabre individual event, Jeon Ha-young defeated Choi Soo-bin (Ansan City Hall) 15-10 in the final to win the championship.

Currently ranked 11th in the world and holding the highest ranking among South Korean female sabre fencers, Jeon is also scheduled to compete in both the individual and team events at the Asian Games.

This year's Asian Games fencing competitions will take place from September 22 to 27.

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