Réactions des finales par équipes

The men and women’s team shot the elimination and medal matches today at the Paralympic Games. Here are their reactions live from the field. Recurve Women Team Open KO Hee Sook (KOR) – gold On winning gold at London 2012: "From training in Korea we had some problems in terms of physical conditions and mental conditions but we made it, we did it." On almost running out of time during one of their ends: "We promised that if the wind is strong or our feeling was not good, we can drop the bow regardless of time (not feeling forced to shoot before they are ready). We are one. If someone is struggling to shoot, others can sort it out. We trust each other. There is no professional archer who makes a mistake on purpose in such competitions, so we are supportive of each other." On the creation of the Korean women’s team: "In 2000, when I got a medal in the individual competition (W1/W2 bronze at the Sydney Paralympic Games), I was the only female archer (from Korea). A senior member of the Korean archery federation promised me that they would organise a female archery team for future competitions. This win reminds me of that moment. I am so delighted to be here." KIM Ran Sook (KOR) – gold On winning the gold medal: "So far, we didn’t have a gold medal in a team competition. Before we came to London we promised ourselves to make history and we did it. I want to thank everyone who helped me during my preparation for the Paralympics." On her son in Korea: "After I was knocked out from the individual competition, I got a text message from my son in Korea. He told me to enjoy the Games and try not to get too stressed when I play in team competition. That helped me a lot. I miss him a lot. I want to say thank you to my son, I love him a lot." On her hopes for a good coach in the future: "For Korean archery, I hope we have a good quality coach for the female team who can devote his efforts to Korean archery." On the GBR team: "How can they play at their age? That is amazing. I was facing two British archers when I was shooting, I thought they were beautiful. "I want to play in this kind of competition when I become older, like the British archers. I also want to enjoy the competition like the British - what a nice country." On playing as a team: "We trust each other, although we make mistakes. We cheer each other up and don’t give any pressure (to one another). It’s not just words from our mouths, but from our hearts. We sincerely cheer each other up." LEE Hwa Sook (KOR) – gold On her teammates: "I am so happy to win in the team competition. KIM Ran Sook and KO Hee Sook played well, I want to thank them. Although we were winning from the beginning, we did not relax but tried to concentrate on the game." On taking a long time to take some of her shots: "When I dropped the bow I wasn’t worried at all. I have a belief that they (her teammates) can sort it out. I wasn’t sorry to them at all (for taking a lot of time), I knew they were good enough (to compensate)." On her son: "My son is cooking for himself at home. I feel a bit guilty to not feed him. I want to say thank you to him and that I love him." On the British team’s maturity (Kate MURRAY is 64, Sharon VENNARD 50 and Leigh WALMSLEY 43): "I think British archers are beautiful. At their age, they are still competing at Paralympic Games. I have great respect for them, they are wonderful." On looking ahead to the next Paralympic Games in Rio 2016: "I think I should enjoy it again, but we take the Games really seriously and we are eager to get some medals. I hope I can enjoy this competition next time." On coming to London without a team coach after their previous coach failed to settle with the team: "We live together for training for three months but our new coach couldn’t settle down in the team so we came here without a female coach. So it’s hard to play in big competitions like this." GAO Fangxia (CHN) – silver On the silver medal: "I didn’t perform well and my legs were weak. We came to London with confidence, but we didn’t break through. I’m not happy but in four years’ time we can fight again." YAN Huilian (CHN) – silver "We performed as well as in practice. There was just one shot where I didn’t perform well, but I’m not unhappy because we got to the final. We tried our best and I’m just a bit sorry for the coaches (that they didn’t win gold)." Zahra NEMATI (IRI) – bronze On the bronze medal: "I’ve got a good medal, it’s a nice colour. I’m so happy that we have won. I was so upset when we lost in the previous match that I was crying. I must thank God for this fantastic achievement today." Elisabetta MIJNO (ITA) - fourth On losing the bronze medal match to Iran after scoring three points from her first arrow: "I made a big mistake with my arrow, which only scored three points. This is such a shame because, after that, we got much better and we were always near the Iranians’ score. We thought we were going to get it, but we just didn’t quite manage it. But they (Iran) did very well." LEIGH WALMSLEY (GBR) On the GBR team philosophy: "There were one ot two bad shots but we have an agreement between us; love means never saying you’re sorry, so nobody gets blamed." On the atmosphere at the Paralympic Games: "It’s the way the world should be - everybody is happy, everybody is talking to each other." On their red, white and blue team pom poms: "The highlight is our pom poms (that they took to the Opening Ceremony). They (officials) wouldn’t let us take them onto the field, so we just gave them to some of our teammates to shake for us, but we’ll be shaking them at the Closing Ceremony (on Sunday 9 September)." On sharing a room with silver medallist Mel CLARKE (GBR) after her win on Tuesday: "I put a little Post-It note on the door saying I had an early start. She came in, took her duvet, and went to sleep in the lounge." Kate MURRAY (GBR) On being 68 in 2016, where she hopes to compete at the Rio Paralympic Games: "It’s just a number, I’m going for the record (to be the oldest Paralympian). That’s my plan as long as they keep me on." Recurve Men Team Open Timur TUCHINOV (RUS) – gold On what the gold medal means to Russia: "We confirmed we are the best archers on the planet." On London 2012: "London has accepted us with open arms. Happy things worked out as they did. It was a nice venue but it would be better if it was closer to the Olympic Park or at Lord’s." Oleg SHESTAKOV (RUS) – gold On what happens after the Paralympics: "The next Paralympics, the next world championships. It all starts all over again as soon as the flag goes down. We have to keep going and continue making our country proud." On whether they are the best Russian athletes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games: "We are not the best, we have other athletes who have three or four gold medals in the same event in the same competitions, but it is the first time in archery that compatriots have won gold, silver and bronze." JUNG Young Joo (KOR) – silver On playing in front of a home crowd: "I felt that the audience were our supporters. Their cheering encouraged me to perform well." KIM Suk Ho (KOR) – silver On the men’s and women’s teams making it through to the final: "We are so happy to go through to the final and we, both female and male, went through to the final so we are even happier." On winning silver: I’d like to thank my God, I also want to thank my wife and my archery family. Nothing is confirmed yet but I hope I can go to the next Paralympic Games (Rio 2016) to compete and to change the colour of the medal to yellow (gold)." On the direction of the wind on the practice range and finals range making shooting difficult:
"I think the winds in the training field and the finals field are different. In the training field wind blows towards nine o’clock, whereas it blows forwards in the finals field." On the words ’Doo Mok’ (‘boss’, in Korean) that are written on his shoulder cover:
"Doo Mok is my wife’s nickname. I wanted to give a little surprise to my wife." LEE Myeong-Gu (KOR) – silver On their performance: "It’s my first Paralympic Games and I was so nervous but I tried to be less stressed when I was playing in the competition. We were so close to the gold medal but we couldn’t get it. Although we don’t get the gold, I am happy to get a medal." DONG Zhi (CHN) – bronze On his personal performance: "I got three straight 10s because I was able to control my posture and keep calm. I will learn from this and look to improve in the future." CHENG Changjie (CHN) – bronze On the team’s performance: "In the semifinal and in this final, we all performed really well. I’m very satisfied with my performance today. Although we lost to the Russians, they are formidable archers. I had some regrets about the individual competition (CHENG was knocked out in the elimination rounds) so we tried even hard to win in the team event." LI Zongshan (CHN) – bronze On his performance: "I performed quite well and generally controlled myself well. There was good collaboration between us and I don’t have any regrets. I shot to the best of my ability and will carry on." Kenny ALLEN (GBR) – fourth On the team’s performance on the practice range: "We’ve been hitting over 200 as a team. 213 is our personal best." On keeping focused in training leading up to London 2012: "We’ve been training together hard since Christmas, with four of us fighting for the three places, and that’s kept us focused on what we’ve got to do." On being captain: "I think it’s my job to keep calm and keep the team calm. We have lots of chats along the line during the competition, which keeps everyone focused." On losing the bronze medal match: "We’re obviously gutted. They (China) beat us to the bronze last year (the para world championships in Turin) so we wanted to get them back for that one." On the inexperience of the Great Britain men’s team: "It’s my first Paralympics, it’s Paul’s (BROWNE, GBR) first Paralympics - you can’t buy that sort pf experience. It’s been amazing to be out there in front of those crowds." On the team’s third end performance - 47 points to China’s 53: "Yeah, it just slipped away a little bit but nobody’s to blame. We trained as a team, we shoot as a team." On whether he saw Danielle BROWN and Mel CLARKE (GBR) win gold and silver in the ndividual compound open on Tuesday: "I was too preoccupied with my own bits and pieces, as much as I wanted to see my friend Mel shoot. I was delighted for her, she thoroughly deserves it." Phil BOTTOMLEY (GBR) - fourth On coming back to Woolwich, where he served in the army: "I was in the army here in the artillery so it’s great to come back to compete. Yesterday (Tuesday) I met the colonel and we’re now arranging a reunion for my squaddie mates from way back when." Paul BROWNE (GBR) – fourth On shooting as a team as opposed to in the individual competition: "It’s a different kind of stress. If you get something wrong, you feel you’ve let the team down. We go in as a team, we win or lose as a team." On competing in the Paralympic Games: "Coming to the Paralympics has allowed me to get to the top of my sport. It’s a big achievement and I’m very proud." On what he will take away from the Paralympic Games experience: "It’s been a great atmosphere. A wonderful experience with great memories, and most importantly I’ve improved so much as an archer." On the rest of the Paralympic Games: "First of all I’m going to relax and I’ll enjoy the Paralympic Village and make sure I see the Olympic Park." TSENG Lung Hui (TPE) On Chinese Taipei losing 195-179 to Great Britain in quarterfinal: "We were a little bit nervous and didn’t perform as well as we could, or as well as we’ve done in practice." On their London 2012 Paralympic Games experience: "We have enjoyed the Games here in London, although it’s very cold competing here compared with at home. We go home with one bronze medal (TSENG won bronze in the recurve W1/W2), which equals what we achieved in Beijing (2008), but we have have very much enjoyed our time in London." Source: PNS Edited by World Archery Communication