July 22, 2021 10:20
Korean fencers may be among the first athletes to take home gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, which open on Friday.
Oh Sang-uk, the world No. 1 in men s sabre, and Choi In-jeong, the world No. 2 in women s epee, will compete in their individual events on Saturday.
The Korean men s sabre and women s epee teams held a closed two-hour training session in Chiba Prefecture outside Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon.
Both Oh and Choi s preparations for the Olympics were seriously disrupted by COVID-19, but they overcame the challenges by staying positive.
Oh Sang-uk (left) and Choi In-jeong
Last year, all three of Choi s epee teammates caught the disease during overseas training. Although she was lucky enough not to get it herself, one of the teammates ended up retiring, dampening the team s spirits.
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