Gold Medal Strike Despite a Twisted Ankle... A Thrilling Comeback Victory

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South Korean fencing star Oh Sang-uk has captured the gold medal with a thrilling comeback victory. Having achieved back-to-back individual sabre titles, Oh is now aiming for two consecutive double crowns in the upcoming team event.

Reporter Kim Hyeong-yeol has the details.

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Oh advanced to the final with unstoppable momentum to face China's Shen Chenpeng.

Right at the start of the match, he launched a quick attack but twisted his ankle after colliding with his opponent.

Returning to the strip after receiving emergency treatment, Oh displayed great sportsmanship by helping his opponent up when he fell. However, he found himself struggling as he fell behind 13 to 11.

[Gu Bon-gil / SBS Commentator: You can do it, Oh Sang-uk! You cannot wait and react.]

Heeding the wish of SBS Commentator Gu Bon-gil in this crisis, Oh aggressively attacked to close the gap to a single point and tied the score at 13 to 13 using his signature long-lunge thrust.

Riding the momentum, Oh roared in celebration after successfully turning the tables to lead 14 to 13, and lunged deeply with his legs stretched out for the final attack.

A video review confirmed Oh's scoring point,

[Jung Woo-young / SBS Broadcaster: Gold medal!! He thus achieves back-to-back Asian Games titles.]

Oh celebrated his gold medal by unfurling the South Korean flag alongside coach Won Woo-young.

[Oh Sang-uk / National Sabre Fencing Athlete: I think I kept telling myself, 'Even if my ankle hurts, losing is just an excuse. Let's overcome it,' and I tried hard to stay extremely focused.]

Having claimed his first individual Asian Games victory at the previous Hangzhou Games by halting senior Gu Bon-gil's bid for a fourth consecutive individual title, Oh reached the top for the second straight time, while the South Korean men's sabre team achieved the feat of five consecutive titles in this event.

Following his double crowns at the Hangzhou Games and the Paris Olympics, Oh once again proved himself as the flagship of South Korean fencing as he now challenges for a fourth consecutive team title and his second double crown of the competition.

[Oh Sang-uk / National Sabre Fencing Athlete: Rather than feeling happy, 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.]

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In women's foil, Park Ji-hee secured a silver medal, meaning South Korean fencing has claimed medals in all four individual events over the past two days.

(Video by Choi Dae-woong | Video editing by Lee Jae-sung | Graphics by Kim Ye-ji)
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