From kindergarten to adult ‘Spring of Fencing’ opened with 650 fencers

Hot two days of the 1st Donga Fencing Competition “Happiness with winning the first gold, now challenging Group A” Participants’ love for fencing grows stronger Over 100 clubs Rapid growth of fencing population The 1st Donga Fencing Competition (hosted by Dong-A Ilbo Sports Donga), where club members from kindergarteners to adults competed against each other, was held at Seonhak Gymnasium in Incheon on the 16th and 17th. It is the only national fencing competition in Korea where kindergarteners can participate.

A performance of kindergarten players at the 2023 Donga Fencing Competition held at Seonhak Gymnasium in Incheon on the 16th.

On the first day of the Donga Fencing Competition on the 16th, about 450 students participated in the kindergarten and elementary school competition. 

In this competition, a total of 650 people participated in △Kindergarten (6, 7 years old) △Elementary △Middle School △High School △General Division. Unlike existing competitions where the elementary school was held in groups of two grades, 1st to 2nd, 3rd to 4th, and 5th to 6th grades, all 1st to 6th grades played only against the same grade. Ahn Hyo-jun, executive director of the Incheon Yeonsu-gu Fencing Association, which organized this competition, said, “Elementary school students have large differences in size and ability between grades, so it is difficult for lower grades to win. “For the 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders, this is their first time winning.”

1st to 3rd place winners of the Dong-A Fencing Competition in the 1st grade female elementary school division.

Na Yoon-seo (1st grade girls, Foil/Songdo Fencing Club), who won the elementary school competition on the 16th, said, “I have only won silver medals while competing with 2nd grade girls, but this is my first time winning a gold medal. “I’m so happy,” she said. “I went to the Daejeon game last month and met Oh Sang-wook (winner of the second Asian Games in Hangzhou), got his autograph, and took a picture with him. “She said, ‘Next time I will definitely win the gold medal,’ and I kept my promise,” she said.

A look at the 1st grade elementary school girls' foil game. 

Byeol Yoon, who won the second-year women's foil championship as a member of the same club, visited the competition venue on the 17th and watched the middle school, high school, and general division games. She came wearing her gold medal, which she had won the day before, around her neck. “She will also take the medal to school,” she said with a smile. 카지노사이트랭크

The winner of the 2nd grade elementary school girls' foil competition, Byeol Yoon, hung the gold medal she won the day before on the 17th and returned to the competition venue to watch the matches of her older sisters and older brothers from the middle and high school divisions. 

Kwak Dong-il (16, Subnational Government Fencing Club), who took first place in the high school men's foil competition, dropped out of school four months ago to focus on his dream of becoming a musician, but continues to stamp his attendance at the fencing club. Kwak said, “I originally did boxing for a long time, but my parents were worried that it was dangerous, so I took up fencing. “I don’t think I have the skills to be a player, so I’m just doing it as a hobby,” he said.

This competition was divided into Group A, which had won medals for the general public, and Group B, which had no experience of winning medals, including beginners. . Park Seo-young (25, Lapine Kims Fencing Club), ranked first in the women's general A group saber, started learning fencing after a club opened 3 minutes away from her house. She won her medal just two months after starting. Mr. Park said, “I go to the club run by (men’s national saber team member) Kim Jun-ho. “At first, Kim Jun-ho promised that he would give me lessons if I won a medal, but now that I’ve won so many medals, he won’t make that promise,” he said with a laugh. 섯다