TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) — Defending champions South Korea retained their men’s sabre team crown after beating Italy in the final at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
The quartet of Kim Jung-hwan, Oh Sang-uk, Gu Bon-gil and Kim Jun-ho dominated Italy 45-26, becoming the first team to win back-to-back gold medals in the men’s sabre team since France in 2004-2008.
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