Flash Quotes from 1/32 and 1/16 Eliminations - Afternoon

Comments from the athletes and coaches after the 1/32 and 1/16 elimination rounds at Lord's Cricket round on Tuesday afternoon. Men Comments from No.62 seed Robert ELDER (FIJ) and his coach (and father) Richard ELDER (AUS) after his 6-4 loss to No.2 seed KIM Bubmin (KOR) in the men's individual 1/32 elimination round. Robert ELDER (FIJ) On the final arrow that decided the match (ELDER needed a 10 to win):
"I should have taken the shot, rather than put the bow down and aim again. I wasn't worried that I was competing against the archer ranked second (ranking round seeding) - he's just another archer to me. I knew we were level on points at the end of the fourth set." Richard ELDER (AUS) - Fiji coach On archery in Fiji:
"The only international exposure archery gets in Fiji is at events like the Olympic Games. It's the same problem for all the island's sports, because it costs such a lot of money to get to international competitions." Comments from Korea coach JANG Young Sool after KIM Bubmin's (KOR) 6-2 win against Tarundeep RAI (IND) in the men's individual. JANG Young Sool (KOR) - coach On KIM nearly being defeated by Robert ELDER (FIJI) in the previous round:
"It is his first time at the Olympics and he is very inexperienced. We tried to replicate these conditions by training in noisy baseball stadiums but it is not the same. He will have to train harder before finals day." Comments from Tarundeep RAI (IND) after his 6-2 loss to KIM Bubmin (KOR) in the men's individual 1/16 elimination round. Tarundeep RAI (IND) On his defeat:
"It was tough. The first two ends, I was confused by the wind, but by the third end I worked it out. The wind situation was very confusing. In the third round it got better." On the illness affecting the Indian team:
"We came here on the 16th (July) to get more practice but it didn't help that unfortunately, my two teammates (Jayanta TALUKDAR and Rahul BANERJEE, IND) got fever and a cold. Their bodies had got down. That caused pain in the team matches and their individual matches." Comments from Juan Carlos STEVENS (CUB) after his shoot-off loss against Tarundeep RAI (IND) in the men's individual 1/32 elimination. Juan Carlos STEVENS (CUB) On the shoot-off:
"The arrow just didn't fall well. It felt good, my technical preparation was good. Everything went well; it just didn't go as close as I hoped." On whether he thought he had won when he was 5-1 ahead:
"I never think I have won before I have. You have to do the technical preparation and just go through the routine you have worked on for yourself." Comments from Rafal DOBROWOLSKI (POL) after his 7-3 win over Rahul BANERJEE (IND) in the men's individual 1/16 elimination round. Rafal DOBROWOLSKI (POL) On his performance:
"I am really happy because I won the match. I feel good because my equipment was working really well. Today I changed something small so I am happy." On the conditions:
"It's really good that it is wetter. The spectator stands are full. Many people from Poland are keeping their fingers crossed for me." On being into the 1/8 round:
"I am confident for the next round." Comments from Rahul BANERJEE (IND) after his 7-3 loss to Rafal DOBROWOLSKI (POL) in the men's individual 1/16 elimination round. Rahul BANERJEE (IND) On his performance:
"I shot well but the wind changed just before I shot the seven and I didn't realise. I missed three or four 10s by only a little bit and that didn't help." On the illness which has affected the Indian archers:
"When we reached London we all had a fever and the flu so we had to stay in bed for a couple of days. Me and Jayanta (TALUKDAR, IND) only shot just three days before the ranking round and Jayanta still had problems in the team event. Last two days though I have been fine and shooting well." Comments from archer Daniel REZENDE XAVIER (BRA) and Brazil coach LIM Heesik (KOR) after REZENDE XAVIER's 7-3 loss to Rafal DOBROWOLSKI (POL) in the men's individual 1/32 elimination round. Daniel REZENDE XAVIER (BRA) On what went wrong:
"I was a little nervous but the crowd was great. I was playing quite good but my grouping was around the wrong spot." On plans for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games:
"I am very excited, like we all are. I hope we can do better there." LIM Heesik (KOR) - Brazil coach On the match:
"It was his first time shooting in front of such a big crowd but I don't blame the weather or any other external factors." On the future:
"In Brazil he is the best so I know he will be chosen in the national team again." Comments from archer Michele FRANGILLI (ITA) after his 7-3 loss to Dmytro HRACHOV (UKR) in the men's individual 1/32 elimination round. Michele FRANGILLI (ITA) On his opponent:
"He is a very good archer. He shot strong and consistently. I knew this would have been a tough match. He did not deserve to be in this position. I mean, he deserved to be higher ranked. He might have shot some bad arrows in the ranking round." On his performance:
"I shot well in my opinion. The problem is that on the warm-up field there is no wind at all. When I got here my viewfinder was not in the right position. I had to adjust it." "I shot an eight on the left, then an eight on the left, then another eight on the left. I adjusted it and I hit nine and 10. The point is that the wind changed again so I was not able to understand it." On his archery life:
"George (TEKMITCHOV, USA - the event commentator) said not every archer has my knowledge in shooting. At the end, I have been doing archery competition for ages and I know how it feels to be at the Olympics since Atlanta (1996). This is all positive. The only negative side is how the match ended." On his plans for this week:
"I will not go sightseeing. I know London by heart. I came here several times, I did summer courses here when I was younger." "I will be here for the other Italians and then I will stay at the Olympic Village. I enjoy spending time there." "And I like exchanging pins. Not only archery pins, also pins from other sports. Another thing I really enjoy doing is meeting new sportsmen. I like bothering them (laughs) while they are having lunch. I like talking to them. This is always a great experience." Women Comments from Berengere SCHUH (FRA) following her shoot-off win against LIN Chia-En (TPE) in the women's individual 1/16 elimination round. Berengere SCHUH (FRA) On her nerves in the shoot-off:
"I tried not to think about anything when I shot it but I just had to wait. The waiting was hard." On her reputation as a multiple world champion:
"It's good to scare other people. It gives you an edge." Comments from Denisse VAN LAMOEN (CHI) after her 6-0 loss to Kristine ESEBUA (GEO) in the women's individual 1/32 elimination round. Denisse VAN LAMOEN (CHI) On being world champion but being knocked out in the first round of the London 2012 Olympic Games:
"I am still the world champion and nobody can take that away from me. It has been one year and 28 days since I won the title but I am still very honoured to have won it." "The Olympics is so different and I am starting from scratch." Comments from archer Kristine ESEBUA (GEO) after her 6-2 loss to LEE Sung Jin (KOR) in the women's individual 1/16 elimination round at Lord's Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Kristine ESEBUA (GEO) On her performance:
"I was happy with my first match but during the second match there was strong wind. My arrow went off course because of the wind. That was very disappointing for me." "I was calm and confident. It was the wind that caused my errors." On her Olympic career:
"This is my third Olympic games. In Athens, I was happy just to participate. In Beijing, I wasn't thinking about winning but I was more serious than in Athens. I took London 2012 very seriously. I thought about winning but Korea are a very strong team. However, that is not an excuse, as there is no team that can't be beaten. In my fourth Olympic games at Rio (2016), I promise there will be a win." Comments from Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN) after her 7-3 win over Inna STEPANOVA (RUS) in the women's individual 1/16 elimination round. Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN) On her winning point:
"I think it is confidence, but I think I will need a hundred times more to win the next round (laughs)." On the camera flashes:
"It surely disturbs me and I want them to be turned off but I guess I will have to concentrate on the target." Comments from Inna STEPANOVA (RUS) after her 7-3 loss to Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN) in the women's individual 1/16 elimination round. Inna STEPANOVA (RUS) On what went wrong in her second match:
"This match I felt really, really nervous compared with the first match when I was quite relaxed because the girl from Philippines (Rachelle Anne CABRAL, PHI) was not as strong." "From a technical point of view I did everything right but nerves overtook me. I'll work on that for the next Olympics." Comments from Christine BJERENDAL (SWE) following her 6-4 loss against Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN) in the women's individual 1/32 elimination round at Lord's Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Christine BJERENDAL (SWE) On shooting at her first Olympic Games:
"I was nervous but it was fun. I liked it." On being poised to win having shot two 10s in the final set:
"I honestly thought I was going to win it. I thought I'd shoot a nine for sure (she shot a 7)." On whether her opponent had an advantage having already won team bronze:
"I had that in mind. I knew she had shot here before in front of the crowd but I did not think about it when I was standing there, I just went and did my thing." Source: ONS Edited by World Archery Communication