Japan claims 4th gold at Asian Fencing Championships
WUXI, China, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan defeated South Korea 45-38 in the men's foil team final, winning its fourth gold medal when the 2023 Asian Fencing Championships concluded here on Thursday.
Ha Tae-gyu beat Takahiro Shikine 5-1 to give South Korea an 8-6 lead in the second bout. Yet Kazuki Iimura and Kyosuke Matsuyama put Japan ahead 20-19 after fourth bout, and the Japanese never looked back.
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