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Quotes by the two French athletes after securing first place in Pool C of the Men's Beach Volleyball tournament. "We came up with two wins against Montenegro and Cyprus. We have come here to win the gold medal, and we expect France II and...
Quotes by Dimitris NIOPAS, who, despite his injury, defeated the Monaco pair 2-1 in Men’s Beach Volleyball with teammate Theodoros PAPADIMITRIOU. "During my last training session I felt a pain in my calf that developed into a sore thigh during the game. I gave...
Quotes by Dimitris MIKELATOS (GRE) after Greece’s win (6-2) over Syria in Beach Soccer "It was a difficult game against Syria, but we managed to get off to a winning start. We look at each game separately and our goal is to go as...
Quotes by Greek athlete Evdoxia THOMAKOU after her team winning the silver medal in the Finswimming Open Water Relay 2km SF Mixed event: "We are very happy. Ioannis PIPINIAS, who was the last to compete, swims 50 meters and today he swam for 2...
Quotes from the Italian athlete following the Finswimming Open Water Relay 2km race, where the Italian team won the gold medal (the other members of the team being Davide DE CEGLIE, Silvia SEVIGNANI and Mara ZAGHET). On the gold medal: "I am very happy and proud...
Quotes by Portuguese goalkeeper Elinton SANCHOTENE ANDRADE on his team's victory over Morocco, 3-2 on penalties. "It was a very difficult match and a strong start for our team. Morocco was a worthy opponent. The match was pushed to the limits at every moment. It...
Quotes by Spanish athlete Walter SANCHΕZ BOUZAN, following his gold medal race in the Canoe Ocean Racing event. On his achievement: "I had come to Patras to achieve something good, and I did it. I would like to thank everyone that has helped me, as...
Quotes from the captain of the Italian team, following Italy's win over Libya, 12-3, in the Beach Soccer tournament premiere. "It was too hot, but we are used to playing under such circumstances. We are happy to be in Patras. Our team must remain concentrated...
Quotes from French player Jérémy BRU following his team's win over Albania, 19-1 on opening day of the Beach Soccer tournament. "There was a big difference between the two teams and we did not encounter any problems. Our mind now is set at tomorrow's...
Quotes from Greek National Coach Ioannis LAZARIDIS and athletes Stylianos DIMAKIS and Kanellos GEORGIOU following their team's win and qualification over Egypt and qualification to the Men's Beach Handball tournament Final. Ioannis LAZARIDIS: "It was a huge win, the icing on the cake of our...
Quotes by the Portuguese athlete, scoring 16 points in his team's win over Croatia in the Men's Beach Handball Semifinal. "Our defense was key, because Croatia are a quality team. We were efficient in attack, because we had scouted our opponents very well. We knew...
Quotes by the French athlete who won the gold medal in Women's Canoe Racing, confirming that she belongs to the sport's elite. On the race: "I am very happy. It is my first Mediterranean Beach Games, and I wanted to win the gold. It was...
Quotes by Greek Champion Eudoxia THOMAKOU on winning the bronze medal in the Finswimming 2km BF women's event Eudoxia THOMAKOU (GRE) On the medal: "I must admit I didn't expect it, that's why I'm so happy. I had been training in shorter distances, but all...
Quotes by Sonia FARGAS MEXIA (ESP) after winning the gold medal in the Finswimming Women’s Open Water 2km BF event On the gold medal: “This is my first gold medal in an international event and this makes me extremely happy.” On the race: "It was a very strong...
Quotes by Kostas DRYGOUTIS (GRE) after winning the gold medal in the Finswimming Men’s Open Water 2km BF event Kostas DRYGOUTIS (GRE): "This is my second gold medal, after the one I won yesterday at the pool. I feel very tired, I didn’t expect...
Quotes by the Italian athlete after winning the gold medal in the Men's 4 km SF race. Derin TOPARLAK (TUR) finished first but was disqualified for a violation during the race. On the medal: "I am very happy for first place. I had prepared well...
Quotes by the Spanish athlete, following the Spanish duo's defeat to Italy in the Men's Beach Tennis tournament. "Congratulations to our opponents for the win. They are a few steps ahead of us. We played well in the first set, but not at our...
Here is what the Italian athletes, gold medalists in the Men's Beach tournament of the II Mediterranean Beach Games, had to say. Tommaso GIOVANNINI (ITA) "It was the perfect evening for the whole team; we won three gold and two silver medals. The only thing...
Quotes by athletes' after quarterfinal game Greece-Cyprus (2-1 after shoot-out) in Men's Handball Kostas GOURGOUMIS (GRE): “We achieved our minimum goal of qualifying for the semifinals of the Mediterranean Beach Games. We do not have time for celebrating, we turn our attention to the semifinal against Egypt. The...
Quotes by the two Italian athletes after they captured four medals in Beach Tennis Wmen's and Mixed events. H VALENTINI won two gold medals and NOBILE one gold and one silver. Νinny VALENTINI (ITA): "I am happy because our efforts paid off. The Italian team...
