Who did Song Se-ra beat to win gold in the women’s epee individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games?

Song Se-ra defeated Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman of Singapore 15-8 in the final. The bout was held at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, south of Nagoya.

How did Song Se-ra build her lead in the women’s epee final at the Asian Games?

She trailed 2-0 at the start, then scored three straight points to move ahead 3-2. She extended the lead to 10-7 in the second round and gave up only one point in the third round.

What does Song Se-ra’s Asian Games gold mean for South Korea’s fencing team?

It gave South Korea its first fencing gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and its first gold in fencing at the Games in Japan. The article also notes that Song had won silver at the previous Asian Games before reaching the top of the podium this time.

Asian Games Song Se-ra wins gold in women's epee individual fencing

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South Korean fencer Song Se-ra won gold in the women’s epee individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday. She beat Singapore’s Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman 15-8 in the final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, giving South Korea its first fencing gold at the Games in Japan. Song moved up from silver at the previous Asian Games to the top of the podium. Bronze medals went to Tamaki Terayama of Japan and Yang Jingwen of China.

Key Facts

The Asian Games officially opened on Saturday, and Song’s victory gave South Korea its first fencing gold at the event.
Song won the final 15-8 at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, about 35 kilometers south of Nagoya.
In the first round, Song fell behind 2-0 before scoring three straight points to take a 3-2 lead.
Song led 10-7 after the second round and allowed only one point in the third round to finish the bout.
South Korea’s Youn Jeong-hyun won bronze in the men’s foil individual event after losing 15-13 to Hong Kong’s Choi Chun Yin Ryan.

By Yonhap

Published Sep 22, 2026 8:15 pm KST
Updated Sep 22, 2026 8:37 pm KST

Song Se-ra of South Korea reacts after winning the gold medal in the Asian Games women's epee individual event at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan, Tuesday. Yonhap

TOKONAME — South Korean fencer Song Se-ra won the gold medal in the women's epee individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, giving South Korea its first fencing gold at the Games in Japan.

Song defeated Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman of Singapore 15-8 in the final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, some 35 kilometers south of the main host city of Nagoya.

It is South Korea's first gold medal in fencing at the Asian Games, which officially opened Saturday.

After winning silver at the previous Asian Games, Song moved up to the top of the podium three years later.

Bronze medals went to Tamaki Terayama of Japan and Yang Jingwen of China.

Song Se-ra of South Korea, left, competes against Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman of Singapore during their Asian Games women's epee individual final event at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan, Tuesday. Yonhap

In epee fencing, fencers use a thrusting weapon that can target the entire body. In the individual event, the fencer who scores more points after three three-minute bouts wins, or the first to reach 15 points.

Compared with her tight 15-14 victories in the quarterfinals and semifinals, the final duel went relatively smoothly for Song.

In the first round, she gave up two points but then scored three straight to take a 3-2 lead.

She extended her lead to 10-7 in the second round and gave up only one point in the third to complete her gold medal performance.

In the men's foil individual event, South Korea's Youn Jeong-hyun took the bronze medal after losing to Choi Chun Yin Ryan of Hong Kong 13-15.

Youn is the first South Korean medalist in the discipline at the Asian Games since Song Young-ki won bronze in 2018.

In the individual fencing at the Asian Games, the two losers in the semifinals share the bronze medal without a bronze medal decider.

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