South Korea fencing team member Oh Sang-wook is showing a joyful expression after winning against Fares Arfa (Canada) in the men’s sabre quarterfinals of the ‘2024 Paris Olympics’ held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 27th (Korean time).

Oh Sang -wook has won a silver medal in the men’s sabre fencing event at the Paris Olympics.
On the 27th (local time), Oh Sang-wook defeated Italy’s Luigi Samale 15-5 in the men’s individual semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais Fencing Stadium in Paris, France, to advance to the finals. This

is the second medal for Oh Sang-wook, following the silver medals in the mixed 10m air rifle shooting event and the silver medals in the mixed 10m air rifle shooting event.

In addition, with Kim Woo-min winning a bronze medal in the men’s 400m swimming event held immediately after the fencing, Korea has now won three medals on the first day of the competition.

Oh Sang-wook started the match at a disadvantage, giving up 3 points to Samele right after the match started.

However, Oh Sang-wook then tied the match at 4-4 and quickly widened the score gap by winning 4 points in a row.

Oh Sang-wook, who seized the opportunity to win, pushed on without giving up the lead to Samele even once. He

eventually won the semifinals and advanced to the finals. Oh Sang-wook’s final opponent is Tunisia’s Fares Ferzani. According to the World Fencing Federation, Oh Sang-wook is ranked 4th in the world and Ferzani is ranked 14th. Based on the rankings, Oh Sang-wook is one step ahead. However, Ferzani defeated Egypt’s Ziad El-Sisi, ranked 1st in the world, 15-11 in the semifinals. Although he won by a smaller score than Oh Sang-wook, he overpowered Ziad with his light body movements. The finals will be held at 4:55 AM (Korean time) on the 28th. 파워볼사이트