Flash quotes from the women’s 1/8 eliminations

Comments from the athletes after women’s 1/8 elimination round at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Mariana AVITIA (MEX) On her performance: “I am very happy. I found it a bit difficult in the beginning, but I am dreaming that I can go far in the competition. I am going to enjoy the experience, these are opportunities that have to be taken and I cannot let them go by. I am simply enjoying the moment.” On her opponent: “Carina is a very strong opponent, so I am very happy that I won the match.” Carina CHRISTIANSEN (DEN) On missing the target in the first set: “I hit my bow arm and it really hurts. After that miss I tried to come back but my timing was just wrong. I just think I will have to try and swallow it.” On bursting into tears at the end: “I will stop crying soon and I am sure I will be smiling for the rest of the day and for a long time to come. I am happy that I made it this far.” Miki KANIE (JPN) On her performance: “I'm not that disappointed. I think I was doing pretty well, but the wind was unstable, and I couldn't make adjustments in time. I'm really happy that I had the chance to prove to myself how good I can be.” On her overall performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games: “I think this is a good start for me. I'm not thinking about the next Olympics – yet. Right now, I'm really enjoying being here in London because it's my first Olympic Games.” KI Bo Bae (KOR) On her performance: “It took too much time for me to draw. I don't know what my problem is, but I'm going to try to fix it before my next match. I'm not going to try to win, but I will try my best to fix my problem.” Pia LIONETTI (ITA) On her match: “It was really hard because TAN was ranked third, so I was troubled by this.” On the Italian men's team winning gold on Saturday: “It is inspiring - I hope to do what they did.” On reaching the quarterfinal: “I didn't expect to, but I hoped to.” On her quarterfinal match (against Aida ROMAN, MEX): “I have nothing to lose, so I can relax a bit. I have been training for this for 10 years.” Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN) On facing KI (KOR): “You get nervous before you face any opponent, not because of anyone special. I was very nervous today.” “They (Korea) are of course a very strong team so there was no pressure and I hadn't been playing well in practice so there was no pressure. I changed my arrows since the last match.” On her performance: “I knew I could win and when I lost the first set I didn't care because it didn't mean I had lost the match. I still had a chance to win.” Ika Yuliana ROCHMAWATI (INA) On her reaction to losing: “I am both happy and sad. I have mixed feelings because I am happy that I got further than I did in Beijing (2008) when I didn't get past the first round but I am sad that I lost today. I am happy to be in the last sixteen.” On her unique bun-shaped hat that she wears: “It is very special because it is comfortable and I can draw the bow very well with it.” CHOI Hyeonju (KOR) On her defeat and preparation: “I am just disappointed with myself. I was not prepared enough. I feel that I should have practised more. I knew that I needed more strength in my arm to compete but I did not have enough still. I could not sleep properly last night which affected my performance today.” On her opponent: “I want to congratulate Berengere for doing well and I hope that she plays to her full potential.” On her mental state: “When I am playing I do not think about how my opponent is doing, I only think about myself.” On her support: “The support was really helpful and I am just sad that I did not satisfy their expectations. The coach was supporting me really well. I was quite distracted and he helped me.” Berengere SCHUH (FRA) On the shoot-off: “When CHOI (KOR) shot 9, I knew that I had to shoot 10, so there was a lot of pressure.” On the six she shot in the fourth end: “I was disappointed but I am only human. I make mistakes.” On her next match against Khatuna LORIG (USA): “I know that Khatuna (LORIG) is a big rival and I don't think I can afford to make any mistakes from now on.” CHENG Ming (CHN) On her first Olympic Games: “Every single moment was memorable, even the match I just had. It is a pity it ended this way.” On LORIG (USA), who is competing in her fifth Games: “I didn't care about how many times she's been in the Olympics, she just grabbed the chance at the right moment.” On her plans: “I'm going to start practising for the next tournament in September.” Khatuna LORIG (USA) On beating world No.6 CHENG (CHN): “I am very happy. I had one or two unhappy shots but that is how archery is. I have got to practise and concentrate on my good shots and I will see what happens.” Source: ONS Edited by World Archery Communication
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