▲ Choi In-jeong, Kang Young-mi, Lee Hye-in, and Song Sera smile while showing their silver medals and rings during the women's fencing team event ceremony held at Makuhari Messe B Hall in Chiba, Japan on the 27th. 


The Korean women's épée athletes, who won the silver medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic team event, hung their medals around their necks at the awards ceremony and took a commemorative photo, holding the medal in one hand and holding their thumb and forefinger in the other.



Choi In-jeong (Gyeryong City Hall), Kang Young-mi (Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Office), Lee Hye-in (Gangwon Provincial Office), and Song Se-ra (Busan City Hall) stood side by side and posed for the same pose. was conspicuous.



After the awards ceremony, Choi In-jung explained, "I put a laurel wreath-shaped ring together with the heart of 'Let's wear a laurel wreath' while preparing for the Olympics."



About a month before the Olympics, we were talking about putting together something, and the idea of ​​a 'laurel wreath' came up.



Those who are close enough to share a ring also won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics team event.



In the final against Estonia, they lost 32-36 and did not even have their first gold medal, but in the semifinals, they defeated the 'enemy' China and reached the final for the first time in 9 years since the 2012 London Games, and collaborated for a silver medal.



Young-mi Kang, the eldest sister, said, "I think both the team members and myself are amazing that I overcame the disadvantage of my physical condition and achieved such a good result."



Choi In-jeong, a pillar of the national team, said, "I have a lot of regrets about the content of my matches in the final, but I am satisfied with my sister and younger sisters running well and getting to the Olympic finals and taking the medals." The moment we defeated China was the happiest moment,” he said.




Sera Song, who showed off her skills in the semi-finals and finals, remembered the first Olympics in her life, saying, "The training was very difficult, but I am grateful to have come this far. I learned a lot by watching the contents of my sisters' games and how they encouraged me."



Hyein Lee, who added strength by appearing as a substitute in the final as a candidate, smiled, saying, "I didn't compete in the individual event this time, but I'm glad I finished well without any injuries. Looking at my sisters, I felt that I could do better in the future."