What they said after repechage racing

Rowers went to the start line today to have a second chance at qualifying for the Semifinals, scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday 17 August. Due to a thunderstorm, racing was delayed by 30 minutes but then the races were able to start in partially cloudy and mostly dry conditions.

What did the winners of the repechage races have to say about their race?

JUNIOR WOMEN’S SINGLE SCULLS (JW1x) – REPECHAGES

	Nataliia Kovalova (UKR) – Winner of Repechage One "I had my race plan scotched in front of me and I rowed according to it. I feel OK although the race was hard."
	Elza Gulbe (LAT) – Winner of Repechage Two "I took a fast start and, being ahead, I controlled the race. I came for a medal and being first is my goal."
	Alara Dirik (TUR) – Winner of Repechage Three "I feel tired, but happy. I don't have a stroke coach and having a high rate is my style. So in the last 250m it was very hard. Yesterday I rated 39!"
	Ting Cao (CHN) – Winner of Repechage Four "I feel OK but very tired because it was a very close race. I'm very happy to be able to reach this level and participate in the Youth Olympic Games."

JUNIOR MEN’S SINGLE SCULLS (JM1x) – REPECHAGES

	Tiago Braga (BRA) – Winner of Repechage Two "It was a very nice race. I thought it would be more relaxed, but I had to work very hard. I'm so happy with the result! Tomorrow I want to qualify for the A-Final. That's my goal."
	Mark Biro (HUN) – Winner of Repechage Three "The first half was very heavy and when I took the lead I just kept a one boat length's lead. In the last few strokes I knew I was qualified and relaxed a little bit. I'm really happy."
	Iurii Ivanov (UKR) – Winner of Repechage Four "Everything is ok, I'm feeling good. I've been training a lot, as much as I could, and I hope to be in the top three at the end."

JUNIOR WOMEN’S PAIR (JW2-) – REPECHAGES

Beatrix Heaphy-Hall (b), (NZL) – Winner of the Repechage "We talked about it after the race yesterday and decided to lengthen it out a bit more. It felt a lot better. We try to get all the training that we can, that is why we kept going until the end."

JUNIOR MEN’S PAIR (JM2-) – REPECHAGES

Onat Kazakli (b), (TUR) – Winner of the Repechage "It felt a lot better than yesterday. Still a few problems but it is improving. Our goal is to reach the A-final and maybe a medal."