After tying the record for the most gold medals by a Korean athlete at the Summer Asian Games, fencing veteran Koo Bon-gil (34, Korea National Sports Promotion Organization) reaffirmed his quest for a “seventh gold medal. “I’m sorry to my juniors, but after winning my sixth gold medal, I’m greedy,” said Koo, who shared the title with Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall), Kim Jung-hwan (KPNF) and Kim Jun-ho (Hwaseong City Hall) in the men’s sabre team event at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 at the Hangzhou Electronics University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Monday. With the gold, Koo tied the record for most gold medals won by a South Korean athlete at an Asian Games with six, including individual titles in Guangzhou 2010, Incheon 2014, Jakarta-Palembang 2018, Incheon and Jakarta, and the team event .He also had a chance to win gold in the individual event, but fell just short in the final, losing to his junior Oh Sang-wook.”At the Jakarta Games, I beat him in the individual event and said, ‘I will give you a gold medal in the team event,’ but this time he promised me the same thing after the individual event,” Koo said, adding, “I am very grateful that he kept his promise .”On the final against China (45-33 win), he said, “The tournament was held in China, and they were in a good mood after beating Iran in the semifinals today, so we knew it was going to be a tough game. We thought that if we focused on the early game and opened a gap, we would have an easy time of it, and I think that strategy worked,” he said, adding, “We are very happy that we ended up winning.” “I didn’t really care about the Chinese crowd, I was just trying to improve my form. I didn’t want to show any signs of weakness, and I was more ‘fighting’ for the team atmosphere. “For Koo, who gave birth to a son in March of this year, it was his first gold medal in a big event since then When asked how long it will take for his son to realize that his dad is a fencer, Koo said, “I think it will be at the Nagoya Asian Games.” He did not hide his desire to compete at the next Games. “That record may be broken again, but if you tell me that I have the potential to be the most gold medalist at the next Asian Games, I will definitely give it my best shot,” he said .Fencing Men’s Sabre Team Gold As the fourth Asian Games ended on a “golden” note, Koo’s showmanship returned.” There was something I wanted to try,” he said, gathering his teammates after his interview with the press and suggesting that he would like to perform a Chuseok greeting for the viewers in front of the broadcast cameras. The Sabre athletes, including Koo Bon-gil, who has become a “regular” on TV shows since winning gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, met to discuss the commentary. ‘Eldest brother’ Kim Jung-hwan spoke for the team, saying, “Thank you for believing in and supporting the Avengers (fencing + Avengers – the nickname of the men’s sabre team). 안전놀이터 I’m glad we were able to repay you with a gold medal. We wish you a happy midweek.”