[TV Report = Reporter Lee Hye-mi] 2024 Paris Olympic fencing gold medalist Oh Sang-wook introduced a story related to the increase in follow requests from overseas celebrities after the Olympics.
On the 27th, Oh Sang-wook appeared as a guest on TEO’s web entertainment ‘Salon Drip 2’ and revealed his Olympic stories.
Oh Sang-wook, shining as a double champion in fencing at the Paris Olympics, said he has been busy even after the Olympics, saying, “Our athletes get a flood of requests after the Olympics. If it’s not now, they won’t call me.”
He continued, “I was really taken aback when the Tokyo Olympics ended. I was constantly invited to various places. But once I started training, it all stopped,” he laughed, saying, “I wasn’t upset about that, but I felt like I should have added more fuel at that time. So this time, I plan to do a few more broadcasts and take a break.”
He, who spent as long as 5 years preparing for this Olympics, said, “I am now preparing for the LA Olympics. Between matches and competitions, a year passes and two years pass. However, when the Olympic season comes, I focus more. In that sense, when it’s over, I feel so refreshed,” he said. “Because there are no domestic matches due to the Olympics, we have matches starting from next week. I have to go out and play, but I have no debt in my heart.”
On the other hand, Oh Sang-wook, the owner of handsome looks that rival celebrities, has gained global attention not only for his outstanding fencing skills but also for his ‘national beauty visual.’
On this day, Oh Sang-wook said, “The number of followers has increased a lot. I received many DMs, mainly with words of support such as ‘Congratulations on the gold medal,’ ‘I’ve been a fan since the Tokyo Olympics,’ ‘I knew you would do well’ after the Olympics.”
In response, Jang Do-yeon mischievously asked, “I wonder if someone clicked on that post at least once to see who wrote it?” and Oh Sang-wook replied, “I have clicked once. I clicked on people with blue badges. They were foreigners, but I went in because they had badges, but I didn’t know who they were.”
Regarding taking a commemorative photo with the famous French actress Isabelle Huppert during the Olympics, he said, “I thought for sure it wouldn’t be her, but it was her. I asked for a photo by saying I was a gold medalist. She happened to have the gold medal because of the event,” he laughed.
Oh Sang-wook, who received over 300 congratulatory messages after winning the gold medal, revealed, “The mayor of Daejeon also contacted me. The mayor contacted me through my university senior coach. I received a call right after the game.”
Lastly, regarding the establishment of the ‘Oh Sang-wook Gym’ as the first fencing athlete, he expressed his feelings, saying, “There is Park Tae-hwan’s swimming pool, so doesn’t Incheon feel like a swimming city? It’s great that Daejeon can become a fencing city with the establishment of the Oh Sang-wook Gym.”
Reporter Lee Hye-mi [email protected] / Photo = Captured screen of ‘Salon Drip 2’ broadcast
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