Fencing team forced to compete with borrowed gear as protest standoff continues

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• ·Blocked from retrieving gear at a protest-occupied Seoul gym, Korea’s national fencing team departed for the Asian Championships with borrowed equipment.
• ·Korea's national fencing team was forced to leave for the Asian Fencing Championships with borrowed gear on Tuesday after protesters blocked access to equipment stored inside the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Songpa District, southern Seoul.
• ·The athletes’ equipment was reportedly inside the gymnasium, which is currently occupied by protesters demanding a do-over of the June 3 local elections due to ballot shortages.
• ·The Korea Fencing Federation (KFF) is one of nine sports organizations under the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee with offices inside the facility.
• ·Heading into Friday's championship games in New Delhi, 13 Korean fencers — including Olympic gold medalists Oh Sang-uk, Park Sang-won, and Do Gyeong-dong — had to depart with jackets and sabers borrowed from other athletes due to the blockade.