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(China Daily) Updated: 2016-08-17 07:33

"My flat's right outside the McDonald's, so every day I look outside and think, 'A couple more days, one more week and I'll be in that queue'."

What they say

British boxer Savannah Marshall, on her modest dreams in Rio

"At home in Mauritius our whole house is covered with rackets and shuttlecocks.My parents even formed the burglar bars in the windows as a badminton shuttlecock."

What they say

Mauritian shuttler Kate Foo Kune

"Maybe there will be books written on us."

Kazakhstan's Natalya Sergeyeva, on reaching the canoe sprint final with partner Irina Podoinikova

"This is true. But we are Russians, so we are used to enduring."

Gymnast Denis Abliazin, on a coach's comment that some vaults cause him pain

"A holiday, chocolate, and a mighty strong glass of rum."

What they say

Australian cyclist Anna Meares, on her immediate plans after Rio

 

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