Milan 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | Korea v Japan | Men’s Foil Fencing Team |日本 フェンシング

Quarterfinal of the 2023 Milan World Championships Men’s Foil Team between Korea and Japan 日本. On the Left - Korea Korea has had a rough few seasons, the team could not send a full team to the Tokyo Olympics - only LEE Kwanghyun qualified through an individual spot. In terms of Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifications the current trend, Team Japan will qualify with a Top 4 spot. Then Hong Kong will most likely take the first Asian Zonal spot. This gives Korea a good chance to qualify since they will only be competing against China, instead of against Japan and Hong Kong in the last Olympic Cycle. However, since China just won Silver at the World Championships, Korea has a rough road ahead of them. During this season, Korea won Silver at the Asian Championships - losing to Japan in the final. 2018 Individual World Champs Bronze Medalist HEO Jun has expressed on Instagram that this will be his final World Championships - indicating that he plans to retire after Paris 2024.