PHOTOS: Korea wins gold in fencing, archery with unexpected medals in shooting at Paris Olympics
By Kim Dong-wooPosted : July 29, 2024, 11:17Updated : July 29, 2024, 11:23
SEOUL, July 29 (AJU PRESS) - Fencer Oh Sang-uk won gold in the men's individual sabre, Korea's first gold medal at this year's Summer Olympics in Paris, France which opened last week.
Oh defeated Farès Ferjani of Tunisia with a score of 15-11 in the final bout last Saturday, achieving his long-held dream of winning gold in an individual Olympic event.
Fencer Oh Sang-uk reacts after a victory in the men's individual sabre at the Paris Olympics in France on July 27, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
Fencer Oh Sang-uk (left) competes against Tunisia's Farès Ferjani in the men's individual sabre at the Paris Olympics in France on July 27, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
Fencer Oh Sang-uk reacts after a victory in the men's individual sabre at the Paris Olympics in France on July 27, 2024. Yonhap
Fencer Oh Sang-uk (left) shakes hands with Tunisia's Farès Ferjani after finishing the men's individual sabre event at the Paris Olympics in France on July 27, 2024. AFP-Yonhap
On the following day, teen shooter Oh Ye-jin also won gold in the women's 10-meter air pistol while her compatriot Kim Ye-ji won silver.
With Sunday's victory, Oh set a new Olympic record with a combined score of 243.2 points, breaking the previous record of 240.3 points held by Vitalina Batsarashkina of Russia at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Shooter Kim Ye-ji (unseen) competes in the women's 10-meter air pistol at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. Yonhap
Shooters Kim Ye-ji (far left) and Oh Ye-jin (center) compete in the women's 10-meter air pistol at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. Yonhap
Shooter Oh Ye-jin poses with her gold medal at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. EPA-Yonhap
Shooters Oh Ye-jin (right) and Kim Ye-ji pose for photos after winning medals in the women's 10-meter air pistol at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. Xinhua-Yonhap
Korea wrapped up the second day of the Olympics with another gold medal in the women's archery team event, extending its winning streak for the 10th consecutive time since the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
The Korean trio of Jeon Hun-young, Lim Si-hyeon and Nam Su-hyeon took home gold after a nail-biting shoot-off against China.
Archer Nam Su-hyeon competes in the women's archery team event at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. AP-Yonhap
Archer Lim Si-hyeon competes in the women's archery team event at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. EPA-Yonhap
Archer Jeon Hun-young competes in the women's archery team event at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. AP-Yonhap
Korean archers react after winning the women's archery team event at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. EPA-Yonhap
Korean archers react after winning the women's archery team event at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. EPA-Yonhap
Korean archers pose with their gold medals at the Paris Olympics in France on July 28, 2024. from left, Jeon Hun-young, Lim Si-hyeon and Nam Su-hyeon. EPA-Yonhap