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

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

The women's épée team, consisting of Song Se-ra, Lim Tae-hee, Lee Hye-in (HYEIN), and Yang Seung-hye, 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 team épée title at the World Championships in 2022, and has now secured three consecutive bronze medals in 2023, last year, and this year.

Ace Song Se-ra, the individual event champion, also made it to 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 overcame Kazakhstan 45 to 39 in the Round of 16 and beat Ukraine 44 to 38 in the quarterfinals.

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

In the third-place match, South Korea trailed early on, but in the fifth round with the score at 15 to 10, Song Se-ra scored 8 points to close the gap to 19 to 18. Entering the seventh round down 24 to 22, Lee Hye-in (HYEIN) successfully turned the match around to lead 28 to 26.

Holding a narrow 30 to 29 lead, anchor Song Se-ra widened the gap to seal the victory.

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

Italy won the championship in this category.
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