Singapore fencer Maxine Wong stuns defending champion on the way to Asian Games foil bronze

This was Maxine Wong's first individual fencing medal at the Asian Games.

CNA SingaporeMatthew Mohan2026-09-23 16:02查看原文 ↗

This was Maxine Wong's first individual fencing medal at the Asian Games.

Singapore's Maxine Wong (left) in action against Japan's Yuka Ueno (right) in their women's foil Individual semi-final match in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 at the Aichi Sky Expo, Sep 23, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wallace Woon)

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NAGOYA: Singapore fencer Maxine Wong upset several higher-ranked opponents on her way to clinching bronze in the women’s individual foil at the Asian Games on Wednesday (Sep 23).

At Aichi Sky Expo, Wong shocked China’s defending champion Huang Qianqian 12-10 in the round of 16, before following that up with a 15-6 victory over Hong Kong’s Daphne Chan, bronze medallist at the last Games.

Wong’s run, however, ended in the semi-finals with a 6-15 defeat by Japan’s world number 3 Yuka Ueno. Despite the defeat, she took bronze as both losing semi-finalists are guaranteed a medal.

In the pool round, Wong won three of her five bouts to reach the round of 32, where she defeated Philippines' Janna Catantan 15-2.

This was Wong's first individual fencing medal at the Asian Games. At the 2018 edition, she teamed up with Amita Berthier, Tatiana Wong and Melanie Huang to secure a joint-bronze in the women's team foil event.

Earlier on Wednesday, Singapore's Berthier lost 14-15 to Uzbekistan’s Polina Volobueva in the round of 16.

Wong's bronze is Singapore’s second fencing medal at these Games. On Tuesday, Kiria Tikanah clinched a silver in the women's individual epee.

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这是黄心颖在亚运会上获得的首枚个人击剑奖牌。

2026年9月23日，在爱知天空博览会举行的2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会女子花剑个人半决赛中，新加坡选手黄心颖（左）与日本选手上野由香（右）展开激烈角逐。（图片：CNA/Wallace Woon）

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名古屋：新加坡击剑选手黄心颖在周三（9月23日）举行的亚运会女子个人花剑比赛中，击败多位排名更高的对手，最终获得铜牌。

在爱知天空博览会上，黄在16强赛中以12-10爆冷击败中国卫冕冠军黄倩倩，随后又以15-6战胜上届奥运会铜牌得主、香港选手陈慧娴。

然而，黄的征程止步于半决赛，她以6比15负于世界排名第三的日本选手上野由香。尽管失利，她仍获得铜牌，因为两场半决赛的失利选手都能确保获得一枚奖牌。

在小组赛中，黄在五场比赛中赢了三场，晋级 32 强，并在 32 强赛中以 15-2 击败了菲律宾选手 Janna Catantan。

这是黄女士在亚运会上获得的首枚个人击剑奖牌。在2018年亚运会上，她与阿米塔·贝尔蒂埃、塔蒂亚娜·黄和梅兰妮·黄合作，在女子团体花剑比赛中获得并列铜牌。