Flash Quotes from 1/32 and 1/16 Eliminations – Morning Session

Men   Comments from world No. 363 Nay MYO AUNG (MYA) after his shoot-off win against world No. 11 Romain GIROUILLE (FRA) in the 1/32 elimination round.   Romain GIROUILLE (FRA)   On the set system:
"This morning I shot really good. I do not really know if the set system matters. I think it would have been the same to me with or without this scoring system."   On his feelings:
"I do not know what to say about my team members. I just want to go home now."   Comments from Elias CUESTA (ESP) after his 6-4 loss to Markiyan IVASHKO (UKR) in the 1/32 elimination round. Nay MYO AUNG (MYA)   On the match:
"This is the biggest thrill in my life. My goal is to be an Olympic champion."   Comments from world No. 11 Romain GIROUILLE (FRA) after his shoot-off loss against world No. 363 Nay MYO AUNG (MYA) in the 1/32 elimination round.   Elias CUESTA (ESP)   On what he needs to improve:
"I will keep training the same, but I must improve on the psychological part of the sport. The level is very high here."   On his sports science degree:
"Yes I will continue my studies straight away."   Comments from Myanmar archer Nay MYO AUNG after Markiyan IVASHKO (UKR) beat him 7-1 in the 1/16 elimination round.   Nay MYO AUNG (MYA)   On what happens next:
"I am going to Korea in September because they are the world No. 1. I will try to combine their style with mine and I have been doing this for one month every year for the past few years."   Comments from Markiyan IVASHKO (UKR) after his 7-1 win against Nay MYO AUNG (MYA) in the 1/16 elimination round.   Markiyan IVASHKO (UKR)   On being an honoured citizen of Lviv:
"I am very proud to have this honour but I think there a lot more people who deserve it more."   On whether his family are here to support him:
"I have a son who is nearly two. His name is Anton but he is not here but he will be watching me on television at home and he will be cheering and clapping."   On whether his son will be an archer:
"I want him to do sports but maybe not professional because of injuries and strains, but he will choose what sports."   Comments from Denis GANKIN (KAZ) after his 6-4 victory against Haziq KAMARUDDIN (MAS) in the 1/32 elimination round.   Denis GANKIN (KAZ)   On the support he has back home:
"I know all the people in Kazakhstan are looking at me and I am the only man here in archery. I knew there was no way I could shoot badly." "My girlfriend called me this morning and said 'I will support you and I know that you will win'."   Comments from Denis GANKIN (KAZ) and coach Nugmatulla SAIDIYEV (KAZ) after GANKIN's 7-1 loss to Rick VAN DER VEN (NED) in the 1/16 elimination round.   Denis GANKIN (KAZ)   On his plans:
"I'm going to start preparing for Rio (2016) straight away, no relaxing. I will focus on more quality training."   Nugmatulla SAIDIYEV (KAZ) – coach   On Gankin's London 2012 Olympic Games showing:
"I am not disappointed. He shot above his level and he set a personal best in the ranking round. It is his first Olympics."   Comments from Rick VAN DER VEN (NED) after beating Denis GANKIN (KAZ) 7-1 in the men's individual 1/16 elimination round.   Rick VAN DER VEN (NED)   On his coach:
"My coach (Wietse VAN ALTEN) won the bronze medal in Sydney (2000). The best advice he has ever given to me is just doing what I do normally. I have to do things like I do when I am training. I have to think that I am practising during a match."   On his agenda:
"Today no training for me. I will train tomorrow. Now I will just get relaxed and rest."   Comments from Daniel Felipe PINEDA (COL) after WANG Cheng-Pang (TPE) beat him 6-0 in the last 32 elimination round.   Daniel Felipe PINEDA (COL)   On his heavy loss:
"I made a lot of sacrifices to be here so I am sad. I am only 18 and had to leave home to make it to the Olympics."   On Ana RENDON (COL):
"She has lots of experience and I knew she would do well in the ranking round. I think she will do better than me in the elimination rounds also."   On getting any more tattoos (he had the Olympic rings tattooed on his right arm when he heard of his selection):
"I will add to my tattoo if I qualify for Rio in four years' time."   Comments from archer WANG Cheng-Pang (TPE) after his 6-4 loss to IM Dong Hyun (KOR) in the 1/16 elimination round.   WANG Cheng-Pang (TPE)   On facing the No. 1 ranked archer, IM Dong Hyun (KOR):
"It is not bad. I did my best. This is the fourth time I compete against IM (Dong Hyun). All I did was be myself and I saw that my opponent was as nervous as I was."   On his performance:
"All in all I am satisfied."   On the medals won by Chinese Taipei:
"Chinese Taipei won a gold medal in weightlifting and I think my teammates still have chances to get one in archery."   Women   Comments from Pia LIONETTI (ITA) after beating Karen HULTZER (RSA) 6-2 in the 1/32 elimination round.   Pia LIONETTI (ITA)   On her performance:
"The first match is over. I think I will be able to win a couple of matches again and since I am high ranked I can enjoy the luxury of making some mistakes."   On her support for No. 64 seed Emanuele GUIDI (SMR), who meets No. 1 seed IM Dong Hyun (KOR):
"I hope that the last one in the ranking round beats the first seeded. I wish all the best to Emanuele (GUIDI). He is a good friend of mine and I really want him to beat IM (KOR). I told him to shoot a 10 as first arrow so he will put IM (KOR) under pressure and maybe have some chances to win."   On her boyfriend:
"Sergio (PAGNI) is in the stands here watching me. Of course I like having him by my side but normally I am accustomed to shoot alone, so it is just a bit strange."   Comments from Karen HULTZER (RSA) after her 6-2 loss to Pia LIONETTI (ITA) in the 1/32 elimination round.   Karen HULTZER (RSA)   On why she shot a 3 and a 4 in the final set:
"I don't know and that's the problem. I think I rushed those shots and didn't set myself properly. I usually fight back harder than that and perhaps I was trying to fight back too hard."   On whether it was a relief to win a set:
"Yeah it was a relief, but it feels like it's a long way to come and a lot of travelling for just one outing."   On whether the fear at Lord's was worse than when she was competing in extreme sports:
"It is much worse. There you can eat it, and thrive on it. Here it just scares you."   On her future plans:
"Right now I'm going to take a holiday, but then I'm certainly continuing with my archery. I'm using this as a practice Games almost for Rio (2016)."   Comments from Kateryna PALEKHA (UKR) after her 6-2 loss to Miranda LEEK (USA) in the 1/32 elimination round.   Kateryna PALEKHA (UKR)   On what she wanted to achieve:
"I wanted to prove that I am not what the Ukrainian press called the Ukrainian team yesterday (the Ukrainian press were critical of the team's performance). I am very disappointed because what they wrote was not true."   On the set-based system (new since the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games):
"I don't feel like a victim of the set system. Everyone is strong here. USA have always been a strong opponent."   On her future plans:
"I can't think now because I am full of emotion and very upset and stressed but tomorrow and afterwards I will think about my mistakes from Monday and Sunday."   On her love of reading and choice of book for London 2012:
"I'm reading Sherlock Holmes because it is a story set in London so it really inspired me."   Comments from Miranda LEEK (USA) after her 6-4 loss to Pia LIONETTI (ITA) in the 1/16 elimination round.   Miranda LEEK (USA)   On the crowd, especially the USA fans, cheering before she was about to shoot:
"It is better when the crowd cheer. I could hear my mum in the crowd every time."   On her arrows going left:
"I started with an 8 on the left but got closer. I think I over-compensated for the wind."   Comments from Pia LIONETTI (ITA) after beating Miranda LEEK (USA) 6-4 in the women's individual 1/16 elimination round.   Pia LIONETTI (ITA)   On her performance:
"Today is over for me! Tonight I will talk to my psychologist Mauro GATTI (ITA) on the phone because he did not have the chance to come here. He helped me so much in the last months." "He gave me strength to do things better. Last year I was depressed because I did not qualify for the world championships. I just let things go. Things have to go with their flow. Now I am here and I am trying to be focused all the time."   On letting down her teammates in the women's team event on Sunday:
"During practice sessions we had been scoring some points that seemed too low for us. But to tell the truth scoring those points we could have beaten even Korea." "I know we lost because of two arrows of mine. I mean, all the arrows are team's arrows but I know I shot two bad ones. Without my mistakes and keeping my teammates' mistakes we could have won." "For sure we could have beaten China. The fact is that the more you get agitated and worried the worse it goes. You have to stay relaxed but it is not easy."   On the set system (scoring change since Beijing 2008 Olympic Games):
"The first time I tried the set system in a competition for me it was a tragedy. Now I got used to it. It has been three years now. You may score more points in total but it is easier to lose. However it has also some pros, for example if you shoot a bad arrow the match is not over."   On her hopes for the next matches:
"I am seasoned and well-trained. I can make it. I hope to find immediately my right shot as it happened today. I will try to stay calm and relaxed."   On the venue compared with previous Games:
"I was not here for the Test Event last October so this venue is completely new to me. I was told the venue was pretty different during the test event so I do not know if the archers who were here have more advantages. However, the main problem is the tricky wind." "In Beijing (2008) the venue was just the same both for the Test Event and for the Olympics. They also improved it paying attention to our suggestions, I mean the archers' suggestions." "In Athens (2004) it was very windy too. In Greece wherever you put the field it is always windy so you cannot complain about the weather. Here the climate is different. "We knew it would be changeable but I did not expect it to change that fast. However, we can only adapt to it. Adjusting yourself to the situation is the key to success."   Comments from Anastassiya BANNOVA (KAZ) after her 6-2 loss against Aida ROMAN (MEX) in the 1/32 elimination round.   Anastassiya BANNOVA (KAZ)   On her cat named Arshavin (footballer):
"At the European championships in 2008 Andrei ARSHAVIN (RUS) played so well and I was impressed so I named my cat after him."   On who she would name her next cat after:
"I really love the cyclist Alexandr VINOKUROV (KAZ) but I won't be naming a cat after him."   On souvenirs she collects from each shoot:
"I collect cups from different countries and the best one I got was in London, before it was Beijing but now this one is even better."   Comments from Aida ROMAN (MEX) after her 6-2 win against Bombayla Devi LAISHRAM (IND) in the 1/16 elimination round.   Aida ROMAN (MEX)   On Mexico not winning a medal so far at London 2012 Olympic Games:
"We are taking it one step at a time but I hope to be the first medallist."   On the comparison between London 2012 and the Pan American Games:
"I feel the same today as I did when I won the Pan American Games in 2011, although it is a very different situation."   Comments from Natalia LESNIAK (POL) after XU Jing (CHN) beat her 6-2 in the 1/32 elimination round.   Natalia LESNIAK (POL)   On her emotions before she shot her first arrow:
"When I stepped up to the line my legs were shaking so much. I've never competed in front of this sort of crowd before. I was so scared but I hope I can learn from this at the next Olympics."   Comments from archer XU Jing (CHN) after her 6-0 loss to Miki KANIE (JPN) in the 1/16 elimination round.   XU Jing (CHN)   On competing so soon after winning a silver medal in the women's team event:
"That was such a highlight. It was tough to be back so soon. I didn't play that badly but I lost and that is archery. I will work even harder to try and get better."   Comments from Miki KANIE (JPN) after her 6-0 win over XU Jing (CHN) in the 1/16 elimination round.   Miki KANIE (JPN)   On the celebrations after winning the bronze medal in the women's team event:
"We were doing interviews until midnight so we didn't have any time for celebrations. We will celebrate later but for now we are all a little tired."   On her Japanese-flag nails:
"I have them red and white because of the Japanese flag and I also have a little bit of yellow because that is the colour I have on the end of my arrows. I have started to use blue accessories because they make me relaxed and bring me luck."   Source: ONS Edited by World Archery Communication