athletes

"He told me that I can be a good hurdler because I have good qualities that can make me go far in hurdling. A good hurdler must have 800m endurance and 400m strength. You need to have a good hurdle technique and rhythm. Mentally you have to be strong because hurdling is more demanding"

"During my schooling days I specialised in 100m and 200m sprints; Bolt was the one we all looked up to"

"Qualifying for the Olympics feels so good; getting to this stage makes all the hard work over the years worth every minute of sweat. These are my first Olympics and I do not have international experience so I just know that a PB can get me to the final and in the finale anything can happen"

"Yes it’s disappointing that Tisang missed qualifying for the Olympics but what I know is that he is one of the best hurdlers in the world and he is going to come back stronger. There is competition between us but there is no rivalry, we just push each other to get to our best. For me it’s a blessing to have him as my friend and training partner"

"We can't say DRC doesn't have a good team. We were sharper today, but the DR Congo remains a great football nation which we all respect"

"The team had a great desire to win and also go far. We made an error against Uganda and today we had more internal motivation to win"

"Our coach did what he was supposed to do. He said the right things to us. To be serene and have character and that's just what we did"