Choi In-jung

Holds her gold medal during the fencing women’s epee final ceremony at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian

Games at Dianzhi University in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24.

Choi In-jung (33-Gyeryong City Hall), who topped the women’s epee individual competition at the

Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, 스포츠토토 has announced that she will return the Korean flag at the end of the year.

Choi In-jung defeated teammate Song Se-ra (30, Busan Metropolitan Government) 9-8 in the final of the

women’s epee individual event at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at Dianzhi University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday.

Choi, who reached the final at both Incheon 2014 and Jakarta-Palembang 2018 but settled for silver,

finally struck gold in her third Asian Games appearance.

Choi told the media after the event, “I’ve been training hard, and I’ve been saying to (Song) Sera since the

qualifiers, ‘Let’s meet in the final,’ and it actually happened, so it feels great to win a gold medal. There

hasn’t been a gold medal at the Asian Games, so I’m happy that I did my part in my position.”

Choi, who made her national team debut in 2010, has had a stellar international career, but has yet to win

an Olympic gold medal. 토토 She won silver in the team event at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020.

On his current form, he could go for gold again at the Paris 2024 Olympics next year, but he has decided to hang up the flag.

Choi In-jung (gold medal, right) and Song Sera

Salute the national flag during the fencing women’s epee final ceremony at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at Dianzhi University in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24.

Choi said, “I’m going to retire from the national team after this year. I think it’s right to step down at this point,” Choi said, adding, “I have regrets about the Olympic gold medal, but I’m sure the juniors will give me good results in the future.”

“I won my first gold medal in the individual event at the Asian Games, but it didn’t change my mindset. I feel like I’m getting a gift for all the hard work I’ve put in,” he said, adding, “I’m retiring from the national team, but I will continue to fence for my club.”

Meanwhile, Song Sera, who won a valuable silver medal in her first Asian Games, said, “When I looked at the bracket, there were a lot of difficult opponents, but it was good to be able to compete against world-class fencers.” “Although I lost to (Choi) in the final, I would like to congratulate her from the bottom of my heart, and I think it will be a meaningful memory,” she added.

Song said, “I had a hard time training in Korea, but I overcame the hard training and performed well. I will continue to work hard in training and perform well in major tournaments.”

Upon hearing the news of her senior In Jung Choi’s retirement from the national team, Song said, “I don’t know if I can fill her shoes, but if I work hard in my position, I think I will have good luck in the future. I will always do my best.” 스포츠토토링크