JAKARTA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese fencers dominated the women's individual sabre field by winning the gold and silver at the 2018 Asian Games here on Sunday.
Qian Jiarui beat Kim Ji Yeon of South Korea 15-13, while her teammate Shao Yaqi eliminated Tamura Norika of Japan 15-14 in the semifinals.
Qian took her first gold in Asian Games after defeating Shao 15-9 in the final, while the bronze medal went to Kim Ji Yeon and Tamura Norika as there are no third-place bouts.
Later on, Dmitriy Alexanin of Kazakhstan snatched the gold of the men's individual epee by defeating Park Sang Young of South Korea 15-12 in the final.
Defending champion Jung Jin Sun of South Korea settled for bronze as he lost to Dmitriy Alexanin 15-12 in the semifinals.
Fencing is a competition of speed and skill using the sword to hit a target in the body of the opponent and made its debut at Asian Games in Tehran in 1974.
The 18th Asiad will stage 465 events out of 40 sports, among which 330 events from 32 sports will feature in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 2018 Asian Games, attracting more than 10,000 athletes, will run through Sept. 2.
