Asian Games: South Korea's Olympic champion Oh Sang-uk defends men's sabre title

Nagoya (Japan), Sep 23 (UNI) South Korea's Oh Sang-uk defended his men's individual sabre title at the 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday, rallying to defeat China's Shen Chenpeng 15-13 in the final. Oh, the reigning Olympic champion, trailed 13-11 late in the bout after Shen recovered from an early 4-1 deficit. However, the South Korean scored four consecutive points to complete the comeback and secured the gold. Shen took silver, while Kazakhstan's Artyom Sarkissyan and Iran's Seyed Ali Esmaeilzadeh Pakdaman shared bronze. No third-place bout was held under the competition format. Oh admitted that the final had been tougher than…