Japan won the first gold medal in fencing over the Russian Olympic Committee in the Tokyo Olympics, the men's fencing team final on the 30th.
After that, the word "Epegene" has been attracting attention on SNS.
"Epe Jean" is a nickname given to the men's Epe group by Kazuyasu Minobe, who is the captain of the group, and is a combination of "Epe team" and "Impress with Jean".
In fencing, in addition to "Epe", there are "Foil" and "Saber" events.
"Epe" has the thickest player base in the world, but in Japan, "Foil", which is also known as Yuki Ota's activity, has been attracting attention for a long time, so that it can be widely known to distinguish it from other events. It means that it was named.
After the final, four players, including Minobe, expressed their joy by shouting "Epegene" with a gold medal to the press.
Minobe "Use" I made it now Epegene ""
At the meeting, there was also a question about the nickname "Epe Jean" of the men's Epe group, and Minobe named it "I want to put my heart into aiming for the Tokyo Games and to convey the excitement with Jean by seeing their play. If you use it as "I'm an Epe Jean" when you touch it with a little happiness or kindness, you'll be a member of the Epe Gene, "he said with a smile.