CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) -Top-ranking South Korea will face Italy in the finals of the men’s sabre team event on Wednesday after beating Germany in their semi-final, hoping to maintain the throne they claimed in the 2012 London Olympics. Italy will face them across the piste for the fight to win the gold medal after triumphing over world number two ranked Hungary in the semifinals. Hungary has won 10 gold medals in the event so far and has Aron Szilagyi, who won a record third gold medal in the individual sabre competition on Saturday, in their team. “(The South Korean team) are four guys who are very, very strong, but we are not going to be afraid about this, we just have to show our fencing and trust in ourselves and push, push, push,” Italy’s Enrico Berre said after the match. The 2016 Rio Olympics did not hold the men’s sabre team event due to a rotation system where one team event from the men’s and women’s disciplines is not held.

Source: MetroXpress July 28, 2021 04:30 UTC