[Missing the 2024 Olympics is] bittersweet, but I am, I've been super grateful to have the career that I've had and also to move on from this and, like I said, to continue my gymnastics career and to do even more things that I didn't do in my previous era,
I don't feel like I'm close to being finished in the sport yet,
Never say never. The next Olympics is at home, so you just never know,
Oh yeah, I love looking at other athletes and seeing how I can better myself,
He's fine. The medical team here at the velodrome did a wonderful job in taking care of him,
With all the hard work and many hours of practice and sacrifices, this is a dream coming true,
The world is getting faster, and it's a really healthy thing for the sport."
I spent three years that were very difficult. I overcame a lot of things. If I list all of them, we will never finish. I am very happy to have this gold,
In China, we say, 'To be a better shooter, you must be a better man.' Your accuracy is a reflection of your integrity,
He [Duplantis] is a great athlete. It is a fantastic moment for the sport, for the success of the Olympics, and particularly for his family. It is a historical result. I believe he can keep doing it."
When Lin Dan won his second Olympic title, I couldn't imagine such a thing happening to me. His title defense gave me motivation,
What can I say? I just broke a world record at the Olympics, the biggest possible stage for a pole vaulter, which is my biggest dream since a kid,
I told you so."
Since I was 10, my father always talked about the Olympics and Grand Slams,
It was my dream [to win this medal] and I am very happy today that I’m an Olympic gold medallist, ... Eight years of hard work, eight years of [being] too tired, eight years of no sleep – [this is] fantastic.”
We are in the Olympics to perform as athletes, and I hope that we will not see any similar attacks in future Olympics, ... I'm fully qualified to participate in this competition,
By application of Article 18 of the CAS Arbitration Rules for the Olympic Games, the President of the CAS Ad Hoc Division extends the time-limit for the Panel to give a decision until 10 August 2024 at 18h00 (Paris time),
A biological male just won an Olympic Gold medal in a women's boxing competition. Congrats to everyone who supported this travesty."
Regardless of whether I win or lose [in Paris],
For eight years, this has been my dream, and I’m now the Olympic champion and gold medalist,