Asian Games Men's Saber Team Gold Caps 24 Years of SKT Support
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South Korea’s fencing team won medals in every men’s and women’s saber, epee, and foil event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
In the men’s saber team final, South Korea defeated Japan 45-44 and captured its fourth straight title since the 2014 Incheon Games.
SK Telecom has supported the Korea Fencing Association for 24 years as its chair company, backing the national team’s preparations with tools such as the AI performance analysis system SKT-FAN (Fencing AI Nexus).
South Korea’s fencing team proved its strength as a powerhouse by winning medals in every men’s and women’s saber, epee, and foil event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. In the men’s saber team final on the 26th, South Korea defeated Japan 45-44 to claim the title.
The men’s saber team captured its fourth straight title since the 2014 Incheon Games. Anchored by the final fencer, Oh Sang-uk overcame a 41-44 deficit and became a double gold medalist after also winning the individual event.
SK Telecom announced on the 28th that it has continued sponsoring the Korea Fencing Association as its chair company for 24 years. SK Telecom supported the national team’s preparations for the competition with AI performance analysis and public cheering.
During the build-up to the competition, the company introduced its in-house fencing AI performance analysis system, SKT-FAN (Fencing AI Nexus). SKT-FAN (Fencing AI Nexus) is based on AI Computer Vision and Motion Capture technologies.
SKT-FAN (Fencing AI Nexus) has functions that automatically detect when points are scored or conceded in match footage, as well as create timelines and highlight clips. It also conducted player-by-player performance analysis based on Sensorless Motion Capture, which tracks and digitizes an athlete’s joint movements from ordinary match video without separate wearable sensors.
SKT developed SKT-FAN as part of its support for the fencing national team, aiming to cut the repetitive video-analysis workload of performance analysts by as much as 90%. The coaching staff and athletes used the analysis results to enhance training and adjust match strategies.
During the competition, SKT additionally dispatched an athletic trainer and a performance analyst to the venue, and the extra staff members were tasked with supporting the athletes’ condition management. Ryu Gwang-young, head of SKT Comm Support Office, said the men’s saber team’s fourth straight title, achieved with SKT over 24 years, was an unforgettable moment for SKT as well, and explained that SKT AI technology had contributed to improved performance.
This support is an extension of the sponsorship SKT has provided since 2003, when it took over as chair company of the Korea Fencing Association. SKT has supported training equipment, overseas competition participation, and the creation of Olympic-style simulation environments, and cumulative fencing sponsorship has reached KRW 36 billion.
SKT said its sponsorship is not limited to fencing. Under its Team SKT sponsorship, the company supports swimmer Hwang Sun-woo, weightlifter Park Hye-jeong, track and field athlete Namadi Joeljin, modern pentathlete Shin Su-min, sport climber Noh Hyeon-seung, and basketball player Eddie Daniel. Ryu Gwang-young, head of SKT Comm Support Office, said the company plans to continue on-site support through ongoing improvements.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407383
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