
BEIJING, 29 February - Comments from Carmen Marton (AUS), Han Yingying (CHN), Khaoula Ben Hamza (TUN) and Noha Safwat (EGY) after women's +67kg matches of Good Luck Beijing 2008 International Taekwondo Invitational Tournament.
Carmen Marton (AUS) - Bronze medalist
On winning the bronze:
"Ok. Still I'm going to be sad I'm not in the finals."
On strategy:
"Just frustrate her, moving out or moving in."
On advantage over her opponent:
"Maybe a bit more patient. Maybe sometimes she rushed in too much."
(After Quarterfinal victory over Noha Safwat from Egypt)
On her thoughts during the contest:
"I was just really nervous, and I did not try to think anything and just react."
On her feelings about winning:
"Good, good to have it out of the way. My second fight is usually the hardest."
On her strategy during the contest:
"I just kick and react, we really didn't have a plan since I've never fought here before."
On the advice of her coach:
"Just relax, concentrate and try to get the point."
Han Yingying(CHN) - Loser of Bronze Medal Contest
On her opponent's advantage:
"She is shorter and more flexible than me. Maybe she has much more experience than me, and she is more mature."
On her goal:
"Although I didn't get any medal, I want to get the gold medal."
On her improvement in the future:
"I should increase my power and pay attention to the paces."
On the reason for choosing Taekwondo:
"On one hand, I like it very much; on the other hand, I'm very tall."
On her plan in the future:
"I will take part in the National Taekwondo Championship."
(After Quarterfinal victory over Khaoula Ben Hamza from Tunisia)
On her opponent:
"I am taller than her, but this become my disadvantage. My opponent is very flexible and her speed is very fast."
On her hairstyle:
Most of my female teammeates wear short hair and I think this looks full energetic."
On her attack on the opponent's head:
"Because I have been behind of her 2 points, I have to use this technique to get more points."
Khaoula Ben Hamza(TUN) - Loser of Quarterfinal 4
On the advantage:
"As you wow, I'm shorter than my opponent. And I am in the high emotion today."
On the Chinese athletes:
"They are all excellent."
Noha Safwat (EGY) - Loser of women's +67kg quarterfinal
On her preparations for the Olymplc Games:
"Of course, I made some special preparations for it and also I practice a lot even in the evening."
On the encouragement from her teammates
"They encourage me to attack and kick. I feel very grateful to them."
On why she chose Taekwondo:
"When I began to learn Taekwondo, I fell in love with it. My coach believe I have the talent for this sport."