South Korea fencing team member Oh Sang-wook is celebrating with coach Won Woo-young after winning the gold medal in the men’s sabre individual match against Tunisian Fares Ferzani at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 28th (Korean time).

Oh Sang-wook (28, Daejeon City Hall), who won the first gold medal for the Korean team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is aiming for a double crown. He said, “I am so happy and honored,” and added, “I really want to rest, but I will rest comfortably after winning the team gold medal.” On the

28th (Korean time), Oh Sang-wook won the gold medal by defeating Fares Ferzani (Tunisia) 15-11 in the final of the men’s sabre individual event at the competition held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France

. Oh Sang-wook became the first Korean team to win a gold medal at this competition. He also achieved the Grand Slam by winning the Asian Championships, World Championships, Asian Games, and Olympic individual events.

Oh Sang-wook, whom we met at the joint press area after the game, said, “I realized after the game that it was Korea’s first gold medal,” and “It has many meanings in terms of the first gold medal and Grand Slam. It is a gold medal that brought me great glory.” The critical

moment that Oh Sang-wook mentioned was the quarterfinals. He was originally predicted to face Aaron Szilaj (Hungary), who was aiming for a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal, in the quarterfinals, but when Szilaj was eliminated, he met Fares Arfa (Canada).

He said, “Actually, I never thought that player would advance. It was hard because there was no data at all,” and looked back, “There were times when I had negative thoughts, but Coach Won Woo-young held me back, saying, ‘No one can beat you.’” Even

in the finals, which seemed to be going smoothly, there was a critical moment. Oh Sang-wook was ahead 14-5 at one point, but was chased by Ferzani to 14-11. At that time, Coach Won Woo-young raised his voice to keep his mentality. He said, “I sweated a lot all over my body. He said, “I was nervous and had negative thoughts,” and “At that time, the coach told me I was good and that I could do it, which gave me strength.” Oh Sang-wook overcame many difficult moments before winning the Olympic gold medal. The most notable one was when he suffered a wrist injury in February of this year and had difficulty recovering his condition. He looked back and said, “After the injury, my confidence dropped, but it was a matter of my mindset,” and “I overcame the trauma by training more intensely.” It was also difficult for Oh Sang-wook when his seniors, Kim Jung-hwan and Kim Jun-ho, left the national team. He said, “I grew up eating from the same pot as my older brothers, but a big change came when they retired.” He said, “I entered the team event with my juniors, but I was crushed and lost a lot. I remember losing my confidence every time.” Kim Jung-hwan and Kim Jun-ho were on hand to broadcast the moment Oh Sang-wook won the gold medal. Oh Sang-wook also said that the first face that came to mind when he confirmed his gold medal was the member of the ‘Appengers’ who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Oh Sang-wook said, “Even if it wasn’t me, someone among the Korean players would have won the gold medal, and I want to tell them that it was thanks to my brothers.” Oh Sang-wook is now aiming for another gold medal in the team event. He is challenging a new history of becoming an Olympic double champion, which is unprecedented in Korean fencing history. Oh Sang-wook said, “If you compare the individual and team gold medals, the team event is better,” and “The team event has the charm of making up for what someone else didn’t do, and working together,” expressing his desire for the team event gold medal. If the men’s sabre team wins this competition, it will win three consecutive Olympic titles. Oh Sang-wook said he has a good feeling. He said, “We won four consecutive World Championship team events since 2017, and I won the individual event in 2019 when we won three consecutive titles,” and “This time, I will challenge for three consecutive team events, and I won the individual event. “Something fits well, so I feel confident,” he said. 파워볼사이트