Gu Bon-gil of South Korea triumphed in the men’s sabre event ©Getty Images

Hong Kong fencer Vivian Kong Man Wai won the women’s épée gold while Gu Bon-gil of South Korea triumphed in the men’s sabre event at the Asian Fencing Championships in Seoul.

Kong, who won a world bronze medal in 2019, got the better of Choi In-jeong of South Korea 12-11, to win her second Asian Championships gold medal.

She beat compatriot Wai Ling Chan 15-7 in the semi-finals while In-jeong edged Japan’s Nozomi Satō 12-11.

Kong  also knocked out Tokyo 2020 team épée silver medallist Kang Young-mi of South Korea in the quarter-finals, making her gold all the more impressive.

It was a disappointing day for China as expected with Olympic épée champion Sun Yiwen and  world silver medallist Lin Sheng not participating.

In the men’s sabre event, the hosts’ Gu Bon-gil, a two-time Olympic team sabre champion and multiple World Championships medallists, claimed gold.

The 33-year-old registered a 15-11 win over another multiple Olympic and World Championships medallist and compatriot Kim Jung-hwan.

Bon-gil triumphed 15-10 against Artem Sarkisyan of Kazakhstan in the semi-finals.

Jung-hwan, on the other hand, won 15-11 against compatriot and four-time Asian Championships gold medallist Oh Sang-uk in the last-four.

The Asian Championships is set to conclude next Wednesday (June 15).