Kim Jeong-hwan (40, National Sports Promotion Corporation) laughed.
On the 14th, Kim Jung-hwan defeated Kim Jun-ho (Hwacheon City Hall) 1-9 in the men’s saber individual event at the 63rd President’s Cup National Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships and National Selection Tournament held at the Hongcheon Sports Complex in Gangwon-do. With this, Kim Jung-hwan reached the top of the individual competition in this competition for the first time in two years after 2021.
Kim Jung-hwan, the eldest member of the men’s national saber team, missed last month’s world championship due to an injury. His victory in this tournament signaled his recovery from injury. He will also participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games next month as the eldest member of the saber team.
He defeated his teammates on the Saber national team one after another in the quarterfinals and finals. In the quarterfinals, he met his junior Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall), the winner of last year’s Presidential Cup individual competition, and defeated him 15-9. Do Kyung-dong (Army Sports Corps), his opponent in the semi-finals, withdrew and advanced to the final. Against Kim Jun-ho, he boasted good condition and won comfortably.안전놀이터
In the women’s individual saber final, Jeon Ha-yeong (Seoul Metropolitan City Hall) defeated Seo Ji-yeon (Ansan City Hall) 15-12, winning another domestic individual championship following the national team selection in June.
In the men’s epee individual event, Kwon Young-joon (Iksan City Hall) defeated Son Min-seong (Army Sports Corps) 15-12 to win the championship. caused