PHOTOS: Korea adds more medals to Olympic haul

The Korean womens fencing team poses for a photo at the Paris Olympics in France on Aug 4 From left Jeon Eun-hye Yoon Ji-su Choi Se-bin Jeon Ha-young and coach Lee Guk-hyun Yonhap — The Korean women's fencing team pose for a photo after winning silver at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 4. From left, Jeon Eun-hye, Yoon Ji-su, Choi Se-bin, Jeon Ha-young, and coach Lee Guk-hyun. Yonhap

SEOUL, August 4 (AJU PRESS) - As this year's Summer Olympics in Paris, France reach their halfway point, Korea secured a slew of medals in fencing, shooting, and judo over the weekend.

Korea added another medal in fencing on Saturday as the women's sabre team, consisting of Choi Se-bin, Jeon Eun-hye, Jeon Ha-young and Yoon Ji-su, won silver after a hard-fought final against Ukraine. Their silver-medal finish came after the country clinched two gold medals in the men's sabre individual and team events last week.

Korean fencer Choi Se-bin left gets up with Ukraines Alina Komashchuk in the womens sabre team bout at the Summer Olympics in Paris France on Aug 4 AFP-Yonhap — Korean fencer Choi Se-bin (left) gets up with Ukraine's Alina Komashchuk in the women's sabre team event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 4. AFP-Yonhap

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Korean fencer Choi Se-bin (right) fights against Yuliia Bakastova of Ukraine in the women's sabre team event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 4. Reuters-Yonhap

Korean fencer Choi Se-bin right fights against Yuliia Bakastova of Ukraine in the womens sabre team event at the Summer Olympics in Paris France on Aug 4 Reuters-Yonhap — Korean fencer Choi Se-bin (left) gets up with Ukraine's Alina Komashchuk in the women's sabre team event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 4. AFP-Yonhap

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Korean fencer Choi Se-bin (right) fights against Yuliia Bakastova of Ukraine in the women's sabre team event at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 4. Reuters-Yonhap

Earlier in the day, shooter Yang Ji-in clinched gold in the women's 25-meter pistol, extending the country's unexpected winning streak in the discipline. With Yang's impressive feat, Korean has now won three gold and two silver in shooting.

Shooter Yang Ji-in competes in the womens 25-meter pistol at the Summer Olympics in Paris France on Aug 3 2024 AFP-Yonhap — Shooter Yang Ji-in competes in the women's 25-meter pistol at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 3, 2024. AFP-Yonhap

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Shooter Yang Ji-in (far left) reacts with her coaches after winning gold in the women's 25-meter pistol at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 3. Reuters-Yonhap

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Shooter Yang Ji-in poses with her gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 3. Reuters-Yonhap

Shooter Yang Ji-in poses with her gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Paris France on Aug 3 Reuters-Yonhap — Shooter Yang Ji-in competes in the women's 25-meter pistol at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 3, 2024. AFP-Yonhap

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Shooter Yang Ji-in (far left) reacts with her coaches after winning gold in the women's 25-meter pistol at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 3. Reuters-Yonhap

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Shooter Yang Ji-in poses with her gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Aug. 3. Reuters-Yonhap

On the same day, Six Korean judokas – An Baul, Huh Mi-mi, Kim Ha-yun, Kim Ji-su, Kim Min-jong and Lee Joon-hwan – won bronze in the mixed team event. Their medal followed Kim Min-jong's silver in the men's over 100-kg category, the heaviest weight class, after he lost to Teddy Riner of France the previous day.