Down a fencer, up a gold: Korea's sabre women fence through heartbreak
When star fencer Seo Ji-yeon went down with a knee injury mid-final, substitute Kim Jeong-mi stepped onto the piste cold — and helped Korea beat Japan 45–31 for Asian Games team gold, the country's first in eight years. It was a win built as much on trust in the bench as on blades.
The upbeat factorChampions aren't just the starters — they're the teammates ready when it matters.