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| Returned Wallcle Avengers Koo Bon-gil and Oh Sang-wook Photograph = Reporter Jeon Young-ji |
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"The Avengers (Avengers + Fencing) Assemble!"
At 10 a.m. on the 28th, the world-class brothers returned to the press conference for the 2025 fencing national training held at Jincheon National Training Center in Chungcheongbuk-do. Ahead of next year's Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Koo Bon-gil (36, Busan City Hall) and Oh Sang-wook (29, Daejeon City Hall) re-wrapped the national flag for the first time in a year.
Koo Bon-gil, who shared a three-game losing streak with Oh Sang-wook, who swept two individual team titles at the Paris Olympics last year, left the athletes' village for the first time right after the Olympics and had a time to recharge. Koo Bon-gil enjoyed time with his family by training and parenting at his team's Busan City Hall for the first time in a long time, and Oh Sang-wook enjoyed his freedom while training at Daejeon City Hall, filming CF, entertainment programs, and traveling.
With the start of the new season, the brothers are back. Park Sang-won (Daejeon City Hall) and Dokyung-dong (Daegu City Hall) in 'New Avengers' are a thousand troops. Last season's veterans 'Walkle Brothers' vacancy was bigger than I thought. In the Asian Championship, he missed the gold medal by falling behind Japan and failed to win five consecutive gold medals, and he recorded no medals at the World Championship. With the Olympic champion and fencing Korea's team ranking falling to fifth place after Hungary, France, Italy and the United States, the brothers couldn't have been comfortable.
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| Recapture world No. 1 in the new season! Oh Sang-wook. Photo = Reporter Jeon Young-ji |
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In the second week of Ipchon, Oh Sang-wook's mouth was full. "My mouth blew up in two days. I'm just growing out my hair. I can't even think of a hair care thing. That's how hard it is." The reason for coming back was obvious. In the Asian Games season, Oh Sang-wook's eyes were on the entire Korean fencing team. "I didn't just come in with the Asian Games gold medal in mind. The Asian Games are a matter to think about later. Korea's world ranking has come down a lot. We will focus on going up each of the four steps necessary for Korea to become the top of the world." The individual goal of a grand slammer who already has all the medals in the world was 'happiness fencing'. "In the past, there was a lot of fear of losing, and there were a lot of goals set according to the eyes of others. Now I think 'Let's do what I want to do' In the case of the first World Cup in Algeria, there are not many top-ranked players, but even in such a competition, '8 or higher' Let's win some of them' I'm trying to set my own goal. Rather than looking good to others, I will set goals that I like and achieve them one by one."
Koo Bon-gil, who won six gold medals in four Asian Games since the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, also declined to comment when he mentioned the record for the most medals in the Asian Games alone. "You have to rank at the World Cup and Grand Prix, not next year's Asian Games, so you can go to the Asian Games." I will pour all of my energy into each and every competition ahead of me."
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| 7 dreams of winning the most gold medals at the Asian Games! Koo Bon-gil. Photo = Reporter Jeon Young-ji |
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| Kim Taek-soo, head of Jincheon Training Center, and Avengers Captain Koo Bon-gil. Photo = Reporter Jeon Young-ji |
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Captain and eldest brother Koo Bon-gil decided to make a comeback for the national team in the new season after much consideration. "I shed tears on my way home after winning the presidential competition for the national team." Was I pushing away because I love fencing this much. Please support my wife, too Finally, I decided to challenge myself to the national team." Seven of the 12 men's sabre teams were born in the 2000s and are juniors of the same age. Koo Bon-gil "It's already been 18 years as a member of the national team. Looking at the younger juniors, I think I was like that 18 years ago. I only remember looking at one place and working hard at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. The Sabres were medal barren, so I didn't know if they were right or wrong and just worked hard as I was told. These days, it is true that I am becoming more cautious that my actions will affect my juniors." Regardless of age, the temperature of dreams and passion is the same. Koo Bon-gil "The passion of the young players made me boil again. Like me 18 years ago, he is desperate for an Olympic medal and an Asian Games medal. If we keep that figure, we will all be Asian Games and Olympic medalists."
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| Daejeon University senior and junior Oh Sang-wook (right)-Park Sang-won Photograph = Reporter Jeon Young-ji |
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| Do Kyung-dong Photo=SKT-Korea Fencing Association |
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With seniors joining the team, juniors also gained momentum. Do Kyung-dong said "When the brothers came back, the atmosphere boiled up. Thanks to the older brothers giving me a lot of tactical and technical advice, I can work harder and hone my skills more." Park Sang-won said, `It was also difficult last year in the absence of the older brothers. As the older brothers returned, there was a chance for a rebound. The older brothers always tell me 'Trust me and follow me' I will be a player who helps you and the team" expressed his determination.
The first full body in a year will challenge the first podium of the season at the Fencing Federation International (FIE) World Cup in Algeria from the 6th to the 9th of next month.
Jincheon Training Center = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
